Family Galatheavalvidae Knudsen 1970 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galatheavalvidae
Parent taxon: Cyamioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Basterotiidae, Cyamiidae, Neoleptonidae, Perrierinidae, Sportellidae
Subtaxa: Galatheavalva
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Galatheavalvidae in the database