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Mactridae
Lamarck, 1809
- surf clams
(mollusc)
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Entity:
Mactroidea (Superfamily)
..Anatinellidae (Family)
..Cardiliidae (Family)
..Mesodesmatidae (Family)
..Mactridae (Family) - surf clams
....Kymatoxinae (Subfamily)
....Lutrariinae (Subfamily)
....Mactrinae (Subfamily)
....Tanysiphoninae (Subfamily)
....Zenatiinae (Subfamily)
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
:
Mactroidea
(Superfamily)
Lamarck, 1809
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Mactrinae
(Subfamily)
Lamarck, 1809
Ref:
R. Bieler et al., 2010
: 129.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
†
Gnathodontidae
(Family)
Broom
Ref:
PBDB
: 12 Mar 2019.
Synonymous name
:
Rangiidae
(Family)
P. Fischer, 1884
Ref:
PBDB
: 12 Mar 2019.
Including
:
Tanysiphonidae
(Family)
Ref:
K.J. Boss, 1982
: 1141.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
strandschelpen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
surf clams
Ref:
R.T. Abbott, 1990
:
trough clams
Ref:
R.T. Abbott, 1990
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