Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Bivalvia | 
| Subterclass: | Euheterodonta | 
| Superorder: | Imparidentia | 
| Order: | Gastrochaenida Lange de Morretes, 1949  | 
| Superfamily: | Gastrochaenoidea Gray, 1840  | 
| Family: | Gastrochaenidae Gray, 1840  | 
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Genera
    
Genera within the family Gastrochaenidae include:[1]
- Cucurbitula Gould, 1861
 - Dufoichaena Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925
 - Eufistulana Eames, 1951
 - Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
 - Lamychaena Freneix, 1979
 - Rocellaria Blainville, 1828
 - Spengleria Tryon, 1861
 - Spenglerichaena Carter, 2011
 
References
    
- Philippe Bouchet (2012). "Gastrochaenidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
 
Further reading
    
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
 
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