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BIVALVIA (bivalves)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Order	ANOMIACEA (saddle oysters, jingle shells)	1
Family	ANOMIIDAE (saddle oysters)	1	20
Order	ARCACEA (arc shells and dog cockles)	1
Family	GLYCYMERIDAE (dog cockles)	1	12
Order	CARDIACEA (cockles)	3
Family	CARDIIDAE (cockles)	3	61
Order	CYPRINACEA (Iceland cyprina)	1
Family	ARCTICIDAE (Iceland cyprina)	1	8
Subclass	HETERODONTA	8
Order	VENEROIDA (veneroids)	8	144	6	2
Order	MACTRACEA (trough and otter shells)	4
Species	Lutraria lutraria (Trough Shell)		16
Species	Mactra corallina (Linnaeus) (Rayed Trough-shell)		18
Genus	Spisula (trough shells)	2	23	14	1
Order	MYACEA (gapers and basket shells)	1
Family	MYACIDAE (gapers)	1	15
Order	MYTILACEA (mussels and crenellas)	2
Family	MYTILLIDAE (mussels)	2	18			2
Order	OSTREACEA (oysters)	2
Family	OSTREIDAE (oysters)	2	9
Order	PECTINACEA (scallops)	3
Family	PECTINIDAE (scallops)	3	31
Order	PHOLADACEA (piddocks and shipworms)	12	26	10		13
Family	PISIDIIDAE (pea mussels)	1
Genus	Pisidium (pea mussels)	1		1
Subclass	PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)	1
Order	PTERIOIDA (fan mussels)	1			1
Order	SOLENACEA (razor-shells)	4
Family	SOLENIDAE (razor-shells)	4	24	7
Family	SPHAERIIDAE (MOLLUSCA) (orb mussels)	4		1	3
Order	TELLINACEA (wedge shells, tellins)	4	42	19
Family	UNIONIDAE (a family of freshwater mussels)	2	5	19

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

General Works

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Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with BIVALVIA:

Bivalvia may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level