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Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 
AphiaID: 230

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Mactroidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Mactroidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Rangiidae P. Fischer, 1884
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]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch otterschelpen  [details]
Dutch strandschelpen  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Anatina Schumacher, 1817
Genus Austromactra Iredale, 1930
Genus Barymactra Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909
Genus Colorimactra Iredale, 1929
Genus Crassula Marwick, 1948
Genus Cyclomactra Dall, 1895
Genus Darina Gray, 1853
Genus Diaphoromactra Iredale, 1930
Genus Eastonia Icke & Martin, 1905
Genus Harvella Gray, 1853
Genus Heterocardia Deshayes, 1855
Subfamily Kymatoxinae Stenzel & Krause, 1957
Genus Leptospisula Dall, 1895
Genus Lutraria Lamarck, 1799
Subfamily Lutrariinae Gray, 1853
Genus Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Mactrellona Marks, 1915
Subfamily Mactrinae
Genus Mactrinula Gray, 1853
Genus Mactromeris Conrad, 1868
Genus Maorimactra Finlay, 1928
Genus Meropesta Iredale, 1929
Genus Mulinia Gray, 1837
Genus Oxyperas Mörch, 1853
Genus Raeta Gray, 1853
Genus Rangia Desmoulins, 1832
Genus Resania Gray, 1853
Subfamily Resaniinae Marwick, 1931
Genus Scalpomactra Finlay in Marwick, 1928
Genus Scissodesma Gray, 1837
Genus Simomactra Dall, 1894
Genus Spisula Gray, 1837
Genus Standella Gray, 1853
Genus Tanysiphon Benson, 1858
Subfamily Tanysiphoninae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1971
Genus Tresus Gray, 1853
Genus Trinitasia Maury, 1928
Genus Tumbeziconcha Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935
Genus Zenatia Gray, 1853
Genus Zenatina Gill & Darragh, 1963

Genus Cryptodon Conrad, 1837 accepted as Tresus Gray, 1853
Genus Cypricia Gray, 1847 accepted as Anatina Schumacher, 1817
Genus Deikea Mayer-Eymar, 1872 accepted as Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Donacilla Gray, 1851 accepted as Darina Gray, 1853
Genus Electomactra Iredale, 1930 accepted as Standella Gray, 1853
Genus Gnathodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Rangia Desmoulins, 1832
Genus Hemimactra Swainson, 1840 accepted as Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 represented as Spisula Gray, 1837
Genus Labiosa Möller, 1832 accepted as Anatina Schumacher, 1817
Genus Laminaria Mayer, 1867 accepted as Resania Gray, 1853
Genus Leucoparia Mayer, 1867 accepted as Anatina Schumacher, 1817
Genus Longimactra Finlay, 1928 accepted as Oxyperas Mörch, 1853
Genus Lovellia Mayer, 1867 accepted as Raeta Gray, 1853
Genus Mactrella Gray, 1853 accepted as Mactrinula Gray, 1853
Genus Mactrotoma Dall, 1894 accepted as Standella Gray, 1853
Genus Merope H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Meropesta Iredale, 1929
Genus Micromactra Dall, 1894 accepted as Mactrella Gray, 1853 accepted as Mactrinula Gray, 1853
Genus Myomactra Mayer, 1867 accepted as Resania Gray, 1853
Genus Nannomactra Iredale, 1930 accepted as Mactra (Nannomactra) Iredale, 1930
Genus Notospisula Iredale, 1930 accepted as Spisula Gray, 1837
Genus Psammophila Brown, 1827 accepted as Lutraria (Psammophila) Brown, 1827
Genus Pseudoxyperas Sacco, 1901 accepted as Oxyperas Mörch, 1853
Subfamily Pteropsellinae Keen, 1969 accepted as Kymatoxinae Stenzel & Krause, 1957
Genus Rangianella Conrad, 1868 accepted as Rangia (Rangianella) Conrad, 1868 represented as Rangia Desmoulins, 1832
Genus Schizodesma of Gray, 1838 accepted as Scissodesma Gray, 1837
Genus Schizothaerus Conrad, 1853 accepted as Tresus Gray, 1853
Genus Spisulina P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Spisula Gray, 1837
Genus Spisulona Marwick, 1948 accepted as Spisula Gray, 1837
Genus Symmorphomactra Dall, 1894 accepted as Simomactra Dall, 1894
Genus Telemactra Iredale, 1929 accepted as Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Trigonella da Costa, 1778 accepted as Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Vanganella Gray, 1853 accepted as Resania Gray, 1853
Genus Zenatraria Beu, 1966 † accepted as Psammophila Brown, 1827 accepted as Lutraria (Psammophila) Brown, 1827
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:230
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2012-01-04 17:55:52Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Mactridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=230 on 2013-05-24
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