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Montacutidae W. Clark, 1855 
AphiaID: 225

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Galeommatoidea
Sources  basis of record: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch zeeklitschelpen  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Altenaeum Spaink, 1972
Genus Anisodevonia Kato, 1999
Genus Barrimysia Iredale, 1929
Genus Brachiomya Jespersen, Lützen & Nielsen, 2004
Genus Callomysia Habe, 1951
Genus Conchentopyx Barnard, 1964
Genus Coracuta Holmes, Gallichan & Wood, 2006
Genus Curvemysella Habe, 1959
Genus Devonia Winckworth, 1930
Genus Draculamya Oliver & Lützen, 2011
Genus Entovalva Voeltzkow, 1890
Genus Eolepton Oyama, 1973
Genus Epilepton Dall, 1899
Genus Fronsella Laseron, 1956
Genus Jousseaumia Bourne, 1906
Genus Kelliola Dall, 1889
Genus Koreamya Lützen, Hong & Yamashita, 2009
Genus Kurtiella Gofas & Salas, 2008
Genus Litigiella Monterosato, 1909
Genus Mancikellia Dall, 1899
Genus Montacuta Turton, 1822
Genus Montacutella Jespersen, Lützen & Nielsen, 2004
Genus Montacutona Yamamoto & Habe, 1959
Genus Mysella Angas, 1877
Genus Nipponomontacuta Yamamoto & Habe, 1961
Genus Nipponomysella Yamamoto & Habe, 1959
Genus Planktomya Simroth, 1896
Genus Ptilomyax Oliver, 2012
Genus Soyokellia Habe, 1958
Genus Sphaerumbonella Coen, 1933
Genus Syssitomya Oliver, 2012
Genus Tellimya T. Brown, 1827
Genus Thecodonta A. Adams, 1864

Genus Calvitium Laseron, 1953 accepted as Mysella Angas, 1877
Genus Coriareus Hedley, 1907 accepted as Montacuta Turton, 1822
Genus Cycladoconcha Spärck, 1931 accepted as Entovalva Voeltzkow, 1890
Genus Decipula Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Tellimya T. Brown, 1827
Genus Jousseaumiella Bourne, 1907 accepted as Jousseaumia Bourne, 1906
Genus Kelliopsis Verrill & Bush, 1898 accepted as Aligena H. C. Lea, 1843
Genus Kona Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Thecodonta A. Adams, 1864
Genus Malvinasia J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910 accepted as Mysella Angas, 1877
Genus Montaguia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 accepted as Montacuta Turton, 1822
Genus Nesis Locard, 1899 accepted as Planktomya Simroth, 1896
Genus Ohshimaia Habe, 1977 accepted as Devonia Winckworth, 1930
Genus Phascoliophila F. Nordsieck, 1969 accepted as Montacuta Turton, 1822
Genus Potidoma Salisbury, Edwards & Curbs, 1964 accepted as Epilepton Dall, 1899
Genus Sphenalia S. V. Wood, 1874 accepted as Montacuta Turton, 1822
Genus Synapticola Malard, 1904 accepted as Devonia Winckworth, 1930
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To ITIS
Note  Classification: Although this family is placed in synonymy of Lasaeidae by Bieler, Carter & Coan (2010), it is here kept separate with its content maintained as of june, 2010. Although not formally evaluated for phylogeny, the family as currently understood contains genera which are likely to be phylogenetically related.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-03-23 04:00:36Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Montacutidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225 on 2013-05-24
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