Class Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 (clam)

Bivalvia

Synonyms: Lamellibranchiata Blainville , Pelecypoda Goldfuss 1820

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Mollusca according to D. I. Gravestock et al. 2001

See also Barnes 1998, Giribet et al. 2006, Giribet and Wheeler 2002, Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie 2008, Kennedy 1993, Newell 1969, Raymond 1916, Sepkoski 2002, Shoshani et al. 1989, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988, Stanton 1895, Vokes 1980 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987

Sister taxa: Acevina, Actinoconus, Aculopileus, Acutirostriconus, Aldanolina, Algomella, Anisomyaria, Aplacophora, Aulacotrochus, Aviculocephaloconus, Bagenoviella, Beroides, Bisulcus, Calyptoptomatida, Cambroscutum, Caudofoveata, Centriconus, Cephalopoda, Chiton cottae, Codonoconus, Conchifera, Conchula, Corystos, Crestoconus, Cyrtostoma, Dingus, Diplacophora, Dysmea, Dysnoetopla, Ebianella, Eosoconus, Gastropoda, Granoconus, Gutticonus, Hamatoconus, Helcionelloida, Hemithecellitina, Huangshandogoconus, Huangshandongoconus, Kaschkadakia, Katunioides, Kepinospira, Khairkhaniidae, Khairkhaniiformes, Kraikchania, Kuanchuanella, Ladamarekiidae, Laticonus, Liantuoconus, Ligyrokala, Mackenziella, Maikhanellidae, Makarakia, Merismoconcha, Minymerisma, Nothamusium, Odontogriphus, Omalenlina, Paragastropoda, Peotoconus, Polytropis, Porcaconus, Proconus, Pseudomatthevia, Rostroconchia, Sachitida, Salanyella, Sargaella, Scamboscamna, Scaphopoda, Serialia, Sinuconus, Solenogastres, Songlingella, Spatuloconus, Stenothecella, Sulcocarina, Tergomya, Trunctoconus, Tuberoconus, Watsonella, Xilingxiaconus, Xinnanospira, Yangtzemerisma

Subtaxa: Acturellina Amosius Amphikoilinae Anomalodesmacea Arhouriellidae Asiphonidae Asthenodonta Aviculidae Aviculomya Bakewellia Bathyspinulinae Bleta Bodmania Burriera Carnidia Cirravidae Claughtonia Conchodus Corbidae Cruciella Cryptodonta Ctenolima Delia Edon Elliptoidea Ensia Eoasmussia Eubivalvia Euburnopecten Euprotobranchia Fogiella Fusidae Gariidae Geinitzia Gibboconcha Gosselettia Guebhardia Hemisterias Isofilibranchia Laubeia Laurskiidae Libyaconchus Lux Manankovia Megagrypha Modiolopsis praerupta Neotaxodonta Onkogrypha Ostrea compta Ostreavicula Palaeoentolium Palaeostrea Paradoxia Paraviculidae Phaenomya Phyllonia Pleureterites Plicatulacea Praeanomalodontata Praecardiomya Praelamellodontidae Praevicula Prionodesmacea Productae Psammoconcha Pteriomorpha Ptychoplasma Rebusum Reniella Rostrotortus Septocardiidae Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus Solenomyidae Spirodomidae Stagnestesta Taeniodon Tatella Teleodesmacea Telistrophis Trachidomia

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

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