Cyrenoidea is a superfamily of freshwater bivalves in the order Venerida.[2]

Cyrenoidea
Polymesoda notabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
J. E. Gray, 1840
Families[1]

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Synonyms[1]
  • Corbiculoidea J. E. Gray, 1847
  • Cyrenoidoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (1853)

Description

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There are approximately 60 or more living species of the superfamily, which can be found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.[2]

Taxonomy

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The following families are recognised in the superfamily Cyrenoidea:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyrenoidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wu, Ruiwen; Liu, Lili; Liu, Xiongjun; Ye, Yingying; Wu, Xiaoping; Xie, Zhicai; Liu, Zhenyuan; Li, Zhengfei (2023-09-11). "Towards a systematic revision of the superfamily Cyrenoidea (Bivalvia: Imparidentia): species delimitation, multi-locus phylogeny and mitochondrial phylogenomics". Invertebrate Systematics. 37 (9): 607–622. doi:10.1071/is23015. ISSN 1445-5226.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cyrenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.