Parallelodontidae
Encyclopedia
The Parallelodontidae is a family
of bivalves, related to the ark clam
s. It contains at least four genera.
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 bivalves, related to the ark clam
Ark clam
Ark clam is the common name for a family of small to large-sized saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs in the family Arcidae. Ark clams vary both in shape and size. They number about 200 species worldwide....
s. It contains at least four genera.
Species
- Grammatodon
- Parallelodon
- Parallelodon rugosus
- Pleurogrammatodon
- Porterius
- Porterius Dalli