Lasaeidae

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Lasaeidae
Kellia suborbicularis.jpg
A group of shells of Kellia suborbicularis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Galeommatida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Lasaeidae
Gray, 1847
Genera

See text

Synonyms
  • Gray, 1847 Deshayes, 1850
  • Kelliidae Erycinidae
  • Forbes & Hanley, 1848 Leptonidae

Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is Kellia.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Lasaeidae include:

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • J. Lützen, B. Berland & G.A.Bristow, Morphology of an endosymbiotic bivalve, Entovalva nhatrangensis (Bristow, Berland, Schander & Vo, 2010) (Galeommatoidea); Molluscan Research 31(2): 114–124 ; ISSN 1323-5818Error: "Q3014893" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.