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Lyonsiidae
Sign in to saveLyonsiidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- FamilyLyonsiidae
Lyonsiidae zijn een familie van tweekleppigen uit de superorde Anomalodesmata. Geslachten Entodesma Philippi, 1845 Lyonsia Turton, 1822 Mytilimeria Conrad, 1837
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 188
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Lyonsiidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, YPM, SIO, UCMP, USNM, DMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Canada, Philippines, Malaysia, Argentina, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Genera and species
- References
Lyonsiidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata.
==Description== Members of this family have inequivalve, oblong valves that are nearly equilateral. The right valve is more convex than the left, and there are usually no teeth. The ligament connecting the two valves is in an internal groove, and the hinge has a free ossicle.
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