Ungulinidae is a family of marine bivalve molluscs in the order Venerida.
| Ungulinidae | |
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| Diplodonta rotundata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Ungulinoidea |
| Family: | Ungulinidae J. Fleming, 1828 |
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Characteristics edit
The members of this family are found in muddy sand or gravel at or below low tide mark. They have characteristically rounded shells with forward-facing umbones (projections). The valves are flattened and deeply etched with concentric rings. Each valve bears two cardinal and two plate-like lateral teeth. These molluscs do not have siphons but the extremely long foot makes a channel which is then lined with slime and serves for the intake and expulsion of water.[1]
Genera edit
The following genera are recognised in the family Ungulinidae:[2]
- †Bruetia Chavan, 1962
- Diplodonta Bronn, 1831
- Felaniella Dall, 1899
- Foveamysia M.Huber, 2015
- Joannisiella Dall, 1895
- Lamysia M.Huber, 2015
- Microstagon Cossmann, 1896
- Neodiplodonta F.-S.Xu, 2012
- Phlyctiderma Dall, 1899
- Timothynus G.D. Harris & Palmer, 1946
- Transkeia M.Huber, 2015
- Ungulina Bosc,1801
- Zemysia Finlay,1926
- Zemysina Finlay,1926
References edit
- ^ Barrett, J. H. and C. M. Yonge, 1958. Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. P. 157. Collins, London
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ungulinidae Gray, 1854". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- DiscoverLife
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1