Poromyoidea

Poromyoidea is a superfamily of molluscs. It used to contain only the family Poromyidae, but now it also contains Cetoconchidae Ridewood, 1903,[1] as Cetoconcha Dall, 1886 was removed from Poromyidae and given its own family, according to the World Register of Marine Species.[2][3]

Poromyoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Poromyoidea
Dall, 1886

Families and genera

Members of Poromyoidea are:[2][3]

References

  1. "Cetoconcha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Bieler, R.; Carter, J.G.; Coan, E.V. (2010). "Classification of Bivalve families". In Bouchet P.; Rocroi J.-P. (eds.). Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52. pp. 113–133.
  3. Gofas, Serge; Bouchet, Philippe (2010-09-15). "Poromyoidea Dall, 1886". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-10.


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