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54 relations: Aequipecten, Anomiidae, Anomioidea, Arcida, Argopecten irradians, Ark clam, Bakevelliidae, Basal (phylogenetics), Bivalvia, Byssus, Cassianellidae, Cladogram, Class (biology), Dimyidae, Entoliidae, Extinction, False ark shell, Family (biology), Flexopecten, Gill, Glycymerididae, Gryphaeidae, Limidae, Limopsidae, Malleidae, Mantle (mollusc), Mollusca, Mussel, Mytilidae, Mytiloida, Noetiidae, Ocean, Ostreidae, Ostreoida, Ostreoidea, Oyster, Parallelodontidae, Pecten (bivalve), Pectinoida, Pectinoidea, Philobryidae, Pinnidae, Plicatulidae, Praecardioida, Propeamussiidae, Pteriidae, Pterioida, Pterioidea, Pulvinitidae, Scallop, ..., Spondylus, Substrate (biology), Vestigiality, World Register of Marine Species. Expand index (4 more) »
Aequipecten
Aequipecten is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
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Anomiidae
Anomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to scallops and oysters, and known as anomiids.
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Anomioidea
The Anomioidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs that include two families, the Anomiidae and the Placunidae, the jingle shells and saddle shells.
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Arcida
The Arcoida is an extant order of bivalve molluscs.
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Argopecten irradians
Argopecten irradians, formerly classified as Aequipecten irradians, common names Atlantic bay scallop or bay scallop, is an edible species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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Ark clam
Ark clam is the common name for a family of small to large-sized saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs in the family Arcidae.
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Bakevelliidae
Bakevelliidae is an extinct family of prehistoric bivalves that lived from the Late Mississippian until the Middle Eocene.
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Basal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.
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Bivalvia
Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts.
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Byssus
A byssus is a bundle of filaments secreted by many species of bivalve mollusk that function to attach the mollusk to a solid surface.
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Cassianellidae
Cassianellidae is a small extinct family of prehistoric bivalves which lived from the Middle Triassic, Ladinian stage through the Late Triassic Norian stage.
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Cladogram
A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.
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Class (biology)
In biological classification, class (classis) is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank.
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Dimyidae
Dimyidae is a family of extremely flattened, small (C. M. YONGE. ON THE DIMYIDAE (MOLLUSCA:BIVALVIA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMYA CORRUGATA HEDLEY AND BASILIOMYA GOREAUI BAYER J. Mollus. Stud. (1978) 44 (3): 357-375 They are related to the scallops and other oysters.
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Entoliidae
The Entoliidae, also referred to as the entoliids, are a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Pectinoida.
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Extinction
In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.
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False ark shell
The false ark shells (Cucullaea) are a small genus of marine bivalve molluscs related to the ark clams.
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.
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Flexopecten
Flexopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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Gill
A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide.
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Glycymerididae
Glycymerididae, previously known as Glycymeridae, common names dog cockles or bittersweets, is a worldwide family of salt water clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the superfamily Arcoida.
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Gryphaeidae
The Gryphaeidae, common name the foam oysters or honeycomb oysters, are a family of marine bivalve mollusks, and are a kind of true oyster.
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Limidae
The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the suborder Limoida.
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Limopsidae
Limopsidae is a family of bivalves, related to the ark clams and bittersweets.
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Malleidae
Malleidae, or hammer oysters, is a family of saltwater clams.
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Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle (also known by the Latin word pallium meaning mantle, robe or cloak, adjective pallial) is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.
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Mollusca
Mollusca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals whose members are known as molluscs or mollusksThe formerly dominant spelling mollusk is still used in the U.S. — see the reasons given in Gary Rosenberg's.
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Mussel
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
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Mytilidae
The Mytilidae are a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Mytiloida.
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Mytiloida
Mytiloida is an order of marine bivalve mollusks, commonly known as true mussels.
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Noetiidae
Noetiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Arcoida.
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Ocean
An ocean (the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.
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Ostreidae
The Ostreidae, the true oysters, include most species of molluscs commonly consumed as oysters.
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Ostreoida
The order Ostreoida includes the true oysters.
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Ostreoidea
Ostreoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of bivalve marine mollusc, sometimes simply identified as oysters, containing two families.
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Oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.
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Parallelodontidae
Parallelodontidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs that are related to the ark clams.
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Pecten (bivalve)
Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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Pectinoida
Pectinoida is a taxonomic suborder of large and medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, commonly known as scallops and their allies.
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Pectinoidea
The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs, including the scallops and spiny oysters.
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Philobryidae
Philobryidae is a taxonomic family of very small equivalved triangular saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, related to the ark clams and the bittersweets.
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Pinnidae
The Pinnidae are a taxonomic family of large saltwater clams sometimes known as pen shells.
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Plicatulidae
The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.
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Praecardioida
Praecardioida is an extinct order of fossil saltwater clams, marine pteriomorphian bivalve molluscs.
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Propeamussiidae
The Propeamussiidae, sometimes referred to as glass scallops mud scallops or mud pectens, are a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Ostreoida.
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Pteriidae
Pteriidae, also called the feather oysters, is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater clams.
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Pterioida
The Pterioida are a order of large and medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks.
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Pterioidea
Pterioidea is a superfamily of epifaunal marine bivalves mostly inhabiting continental shelf regions of tropical and subtropical oceans.
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Pulvinitidae
Pulvinitidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Pterioida.
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Scallop
Scallop is a common name that is primarily applied to any one of numerous species of saltwater clams or marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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Spondylus
Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae.
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Substrate (biology)
In biology, a substrate is the surface on which an organism (such as a plant, fungus, or animal) lives.
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Vestigiality
Vestigiality is the retention during the process of evolution of genetically determined structures or attributes that have lost some or all of their ancestral function in a given species.
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World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteriomorphia
