Hiatellidae Explained

Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This family is placed in the order Adapedonta.^[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Hiatellidae include:

• Cyrtodaria Reuss, 1801
• Hiatella Bosc, 1801
• Panomya Gray, 1857
• Panopea Menard, 1807
• Saxicavella P. Fischer, 1878

References

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

Notes and References

1. 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.