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Gastrochaenidae
Sign in to saveGastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderGastrochaenida
- FamilyGastrochaenidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 599
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Gastrochaenidae
- Collections
- UF, USNM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, French Polynesia, Indonesia, France, Philippines
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Encyclopedic overview
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Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.
==Genera== Genera within the family Gastrochaenidae include: Cucurbitula Gould, 1861 Dufoichaena Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925 Eufistulana Eames, 1951 Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783 Lamychaena Freneix, 1979 Rocellaria Blainville, 1828 Spengleria Tryon, 1861 Spenglerichaena Carter, 2011
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gastrochaenidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.