Myochamidae
Encyclopedia
Myochamidae is a family
of large marine
bivalves of the Pholadomyoida
order
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of large marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalves of the Pholadomyoida
Pholadomyoida
Pholadomyoida is an order of bivalve molluscs. It is the sole member of the subclass Anomalosdesmata. Their shells are of equal size, as are the muscles that hold them closed, and the margins at the hinges are thickened...
order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
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Genera and species
- Hunkydora Fleming, 1948
- Hunkydora novozelandica (Reeve, 1859)
- Hunkydora rakiura B.A. Marshall, 2002
- Myadora Gray, 1840
- Myadora antipodumMyadora antipodumMyadora antipodum is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
E.A. Smith, 1880 - Myadora biconvexaMyadora biconvexaMyadora biconvexa is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1927 - Myadora boltoniMyadora boltoniMyadora boltoni is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
E.A. Smith, 1880 - Myadora japonica
- Myadora novaezelandiaeMyadora novaezelandiaeMyadora novaezelandiae is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
E.A. Smith, 1880 - Myadora pavimenta Hedley, 1912
- Myadora pervalida Cotton, 1931
- Myadora reeveana (Smith, 1880)
- Myadora soyoae
- Myadora striataMyadora striataMyadora striata is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) - Myadora subrostrataMyadora subrostrataMyadora subrostrata is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
E.A. Smith, 1880
- Myadora antipodum
- Myadoropsis Habe, 1960
- Myadoropsis wairua B.A. Marshall, 2002
- Myochama Stutchbury, 1830
- Myochama tasmanicaMyochama tasmanicaMyochama tasmanica is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Tenison Woods, 1877)
- Myochama tasmanica