Ostreoida
order of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The order Ostreoida includes the oysters and other families of bivalves such as Pectinidae (mostly scallops).
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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 Ostreoida.[1]
Order Ostreoida (Oysters)
- Superfamily: Ostreoidea
- Family: Gryphaeidae
- Family: Ostreidae
Suborder: Pectinoida
(Scallop shells and allies)
- Superfamily: Anomoiidea
- Superfamily: Plicatuloidea
- Superfamily: Dimyoidea
- Superfamily: Pectinoidea
- Family: Entoliidae
- Family: Pectinidae
- Family: Propeamussiidae
- Family: Spondylidae
Suborder: Limoida
(File shells and allies)
- Superfamily: Limoidea
Suborder: Mytiloida
(Saltwater mussels)
- Superfamily: Mytiloidea
Suborder: Pterioida
(Winged oysters and allies)
- Superfamily: Pinnoidea
- Superfamily: Pteroidea
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