Pectinoidea

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Pectinoidea
Scientific classification
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Pectinoidea
Families

See text.

Synonyms[1]

Pectinacea

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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
  • Propeamussidae: synonym of Propeamussiidae
  • Syncyclonematidae: synonym of Entoliidae

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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
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Further reading


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