Glossidae
Appearance
Glossidae | |
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A view of the umbonal area of Glossus humanus, the Oxheart clam | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Glossoidea |
Family: | Glossidae Gray, 1847 |
Genera | |
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Glossidae is a family of saltwater clams in the superfamily Glossoidea.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Glossidae include:
- Glossus
- Glossus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – Oxheart clam
- Meiocardia H. and A. Adams, 1857
- Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)
- Glossocardia
- Glossocardia agassizii (Dall, 1889)
References