Vesicomyidae

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Vesicomyidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Glossoidea
Family: Vesicomyidae
Dall & Simpson, 1901
Genera

Adulomya (disputed)
Calyptogena
Laubiericoncha
Vesicomya

Vesicomyidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.

Genera and species

Genera, and some selected species, within the family Vesicomyidae are:

Further reading

  • Krylova E. M. & Sahling H. (2010). "Vesicomyidae (Bivalvia): Current Taxonomy and Distribution". PLoS ONE 5(4): e9957. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009957