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Galeommatidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 226

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
Synonymised
taxa
  Chlamydoconchidae Dall, 1884
Ephippodontidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Vasconiellidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Sources  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]

redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Achasmea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Aclistothyra McGinty, 1955
Genus Aenictomya Oliver & Chesney, 1997
Genus Ambuscintilla Iredale, 1936
Genus Amphilepida Dall, 1899
Genus Austrodevonia Middelfart & Craig, 2004
Genus Bellascintilla Coney, 1990
Genus Chlamydoconcha Dall, 1884
Genus Coleoconcha Barnard, 1964
Genus Cymatioa Berry, 1964
Genus Divariscintilla Powell, 1932
Genus Duoconclavis Middelfart, 2005
Genus Ephippodonta Tate, 1889
Genus Ephippodontomorpha Middelfart, 2005
Genus Fastimysia Iredale, 1929
Genus Galeomma Turton, 1825
Genus Galeommella Habe, 1958
Genus Halcampicola Oliver, 1993
Genus Hindsiella Stoliczka, 1871
Genus Issina Jousseaume, 1898
Genus Leiochasmea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Lepirodes P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Levanderia Sturany, 1905
Genus Lionelita Jousseaume, 1888
Genus Nudiscintilla Lützen & Nielsen, 2005
Genus Parvikellia Laseron, 1956
Genus Phlyctaenachlamys Popham, 1939
Genus Pileatona Laseron, 1956
Genus Pseudogaleomma Habe, 1964
Genus Pythina Hinds, 1845
Genus Sagamiscintilla Habe, 1975
Genus Scintilla Deshayes, 1856
Genus Scintillona Finlay, 1926
Genus Scintillula Jousseaume, 1888
Genus Scioberetia F. Bernard, 1895
Genus Solecardia Conrad, 1849
Genus Spaniorinus Dall, 1900 †
Genus Thyreopsis H. Adams, 1868
Genus Troglodytoconcha Middelfart, 2005
Genus Tryphomyax Olsson, 1961
Genus Turquetia Vélain, 1877
Genus Vasconiella Dall, 1899
Genus Vermitexta Laseron, 1956
Genus Virmysella Iredale, 1930
Genus Yamamotolepida Habe, 1976

Genus Hindsia Deshayes, 1858 accepted as Hindsiella Stoliczka, 1871
Genus Hirudinaria Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Galeomma Turton, 1825
Genus Imisia Brusina, 1870 accepted as Galeomma Turton, 1825
Genus Lactemiles Iredale, 1931 accepted as Scintilla Deshayes, 1856
Genus Paralepida Dall, 1899 accepted as Lepirodes P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Parthenope Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Galeomma Turton, 1825
Genus Scintillorbis Kuroda & Habe, 1971 accepted as Sagamiscintilla Habe, 1975
Genus Scintillorbis Dall, 1899 accepted as Vasconiella Dall, 1899
Genus Varotoga Allan, 1950 accepted as Scintillona Finlay, 1926
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:226
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-04-03 06:48:38Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Galeommatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=226 on 2013-05-23
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