Siliculidae
Encyclopedia
Siliculidae is a family
of marine
bivalve mollusks, small deepwater clam
s which are classified in the order
Nuculanoida.
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 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...
bivalve mollusks, small deepwater clam
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
s which are classified in the 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...
Nuculanoida.
Genera
- Propeleda
- Propeleda fortiana
- Propeleda lanceta
- Propeleda longicaudata
- Propeleda schmidti
- Silicula
- Silicula filatovae
- Silicula fragilis
- Silicula rouchi