Cyrenoidea
Superfamily of freshwater bivalves
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Cyrenoidea is a superfamily of freshwater bivalves in the order Venerida.[2]
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| Cyrenoidea | |
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| Polymesoda notabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Cyrenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840 |
| Families[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
There are approximately 60 or more living species of the superfamily, which can be found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.[2]
Taxonomy
The following families are recognised in the superfamily Cyrenoidea:[3]
- Cyrenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Cyrenoididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (1853)
- Glauconomidae J. E. Gray, 1853
