Cyrenidae Gray 1840

Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.^[1]

Genera

Genera within this family include:^[1]

• Batissa Gray, 1853
• Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
• Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818
• Geloina Gray, 1842
• Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820
• Villorita Gray, 1833

Taxa brought into synonymy

• †Cyrenida:^[2] synonym of Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
• Subfamily Polymesodinae Habe, 1977: synonym of Cyrenidae Gray, 1847

References

• 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.
• (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.

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