Pectinoidea
Superfamily of bivalves
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The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs, including the scallops and spiny oysters.[1]
| Pectinoidea | |
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| Spondylus varius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea Wilkes, 1810 |
| Families | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pectinacea | |
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 the World Register of Marine Species, the Pectinoidea include these families (all taxa marked † are extinct):
- Cyclochlamydidae
- Entoliidae
- Neitheidae †
- Pectinidae (scallops)
- Pleuronectitidae †
- Propeamussiidae some are known as glass scallops
- Spondylidae thorny oysters
- Tosapectinidae †
- Families brought into synonymy
- Propeamussidae: synonym of Propeamussiidae
- Syncyclonematidae: synonym of Entoliidae
