Pectinida
Order of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pectinida is a taxonomic order of large and medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, commonly known as scallops and their allies.[1] It is believed that they began evolutionarily in the late Middle Ordovician epoch; many species, of course, are still extant.[2]
Pectinida Temporal range: | |
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Aequipecten opercularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
Order: | Pectinida |
Families | |
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Synonyms | |
Pectinoida |
2010 taxonomy
In 2010 a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the order Pectinida.[3]
- Superfamily: Anomioidea
- Family: Anomiidae (jingleshells)
- Family: Placunidae (windowpaneshells)
- Superfamily: Plicatuloidea
- Family: Plicatulidae (kittenpaws)
- Superfamily: Dimyoidea
- Family: Dimyidae (dimyids)
- Superfamily: Pectinoidea
- Family: Entoliidae
- Family: Pectinidae (scallops)
- Family: Propeamussiidae (mud scallops)
- Family: Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
References
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