Protobranchia is a subclass of bivalve molluscs. It contains the extant orders Nuculanida, Nuculida, and Solemyida. These are deep water clams of a small...
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systematic scheme exists using gill morphology. This distinguishes between Protobranchia, Filibranchia and Eulamellibranchia. The first corresponds to Newell's...
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List of mollusc orders (section Subclass Protobranchia)
List of mollusc orders illustrates the 97 orders in the phylum Mollusca, the largest marine animal phylum. 85,000 extant species are described, making...
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Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Protobranchia Order: Solemyida Dall, 1889 Families See text Synonyms Solemyoida...
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small saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, within the subclass Protobranchia. "Nuculida" is sometimes spelled "Nuculoida". This order contains two...
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very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subclass Protobranchia. These bivalves are distinguished by the presence of relatively primitive...
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public domain. Sanders, H.L.; Allen, J.A. (1977). "Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The family Tindariidae and the genus Pseudotindaria". Bulletin...
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2010 Bivalvia taxonomy (section Subclass Protobranchia)
In May 2010, a new taxonomy of the Bivalvia was published in the journal Malacologia. The 2010 taxonomy is known as the Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet...
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bivalves. Allen, J. A.; Sanders, H. L. (1982). Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The subfamily Spinulinae (Family Nuculanidae). Bulletin...
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saltwater/brackish Pointed Nut clam, type member of the family Nuculanidae inside Protobranchia. Originally described as Dacryomya zieteni. Pleuromya Pleuromya forchammeri...
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