Pectinoidea

Pectinoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Families

See text.

Synonyms[1]

Pectinacea

The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve mollusks, including the scallops and thorny oysters (despite the common name, the latter are not true oysters).[1]

Shell anatomy

All members of this superfamily have a triangular resilium with a nonmineralized medial core that functions below the hinge line.[2]

Families

According to WoRMS, the Pectinoidea include these families:

Families brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2012). Pectinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151320 on 2012-07-08
  2. WALLER, THOMAS R. (2006). "Phylogeny of families in the Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia): importance of the fossil record". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148 (3): 313–342. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00258.x.

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