Gastrochaenidae Explained

Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Gastrochaenida.

Genera

Genera within the family Gastrochaenidae include:^[1]

• Cucurbitula Gould, 1861
• Dufoichaena Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925
• Eufistulana Eames, 1951
• Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
• Lamychaena Freneix, 1979
• Rocellaria Blainville, 1828
• Spengleria Tryon, 1861
• Spenglerichaena Carter, 2011

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Philippe Bouchet . 2012 . Gastrochaenidae . 250 . February 8, 2012.