Hiatellidae
Family of bivalves
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Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.[1] This family is placed in the order Adapedonta.[2]
| Hiatellidae | |
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| One whole shell with periostracum and a single larger valve of Hiatella arctica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Superfamily: | Hiatelloidea J.E. Gray, 1824 |
| Family: | Hiatellidae Gray, 1824 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Glycimeridae | |