The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs, including the scallops and spiny oysters.
Shell anatomy
All members of this superfamily have a triangular resilium with a nonmineralized medial core that functions below the hinge line.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the Pectinoidea include these families (all taxa marked â are extinct):
Families brought into synonymy:
- Propeamussidae: synonym of Propeamussiidae
- Syncyclonematidae: synonym of Entoliidae
References
- Raines, B. K. & Poppe, G. T. (2006): "The Family Pectinidae". In: Poppe, G. T. & Groh, K.: A Conchological Iconography. 402 pp., 320 color plts., ConchBooks, Hackenheim, .
- Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. pp. 113âÂÂ133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1âÂÂ184.
- Dijkstra H.H. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae n. fam., Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Vanuatu Archipelago. Zoosystema 34(2): 389-408. [29 June 2012]
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