Overview
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A Superorder in the Kingdom Animalia.
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Taxonomy
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The Superorder Filibranchia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (2): Pteriomorpha · Trigonioida
Orders
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Pteriomorpha
Pteriomorphia is a subclass of the Bivalvia. Apart from the orders Arcoida, Mytiloida, Ostreoida, and Pterioida, it also contains some extinct and probably basal families, such as the Evyanidae, Colpomyidae, Bakevelliidae, Cassianellidae and Lithiotidae. [more]
Trigonioida
The Trigoniacea are medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks. This superfamily is the sole representative of the order Trigonioida. Within the fossil record the occurrence of this superfamily is widespread, from the Devonian Period to Recent. [more]
At least 428 species and subspecies belong to the Order Trigonioida.
More info about the Order Trigonioida may be found here.
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