Thyasira

Thyasira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Lucinoida[1]
Superfamily: Thyasiroidea
Family: Thyasiridae
Genus: Thyasira
Lamarck, 1818[2]

Thyasira is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Thyasiridae.

Species

There are more than 50 species in the genus, including both extant (living) and extinct fossil species:[2]

References

  1. Lucinoida Gray, 1854.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Thyasira Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138552 on 2014-06-07


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