Cyrenoididae
Family of bivalves
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Cyrenoididae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the superfamily Cyrenoidea.
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| Cyrenoididae | |
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| Geloina sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Cyrenoidea |
| Family: | Cyrenoididae H. and A. Adams, 1857 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Cyrenoididae:[1]
- Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818
- Cyrenoida de Joannis, 1835 (syn. Cyrenella Deshayes, 1836)
- Geloina J. E. Gray, 1842
- Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820
