Pectinoidea Explained

The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs, including the scallops and spiny oysters.^[1]

Shell anatomy

All members of this superfamily have a triangular resilium with a nonmineralized medial core that functions below the hinge line.^[2]

Families

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the Pectinoidea include these families:

• Cyclochlamydidae
• Entoliidae
• Neitheidae †
• Pectinidae (scallops)
• Pleuronectitidae †
• Propeamussiidae some are known as glass scallops
• Spondylidae thorny oysters
• Tosapectinidae †

Families brought into synonymy:

• Propeamussidae: synonym of Propeamussiidae
• Syncyclonematidae: synonym of Entoliidae

References

• Raines, B. K. & Poppe, G. T. (2006): "The Family Pectinidae". In: Poppe, G. T. & Groh, K.: A Conchological Iconography. 402 pp., 320 color plts., ConchBooks, Hackenheim, .
• 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.
• Dijkstra H.H. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae n. fam., Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Vanuatu Archipelago. Zoosystema 34(2): 389-408. [29 June 2012]

Further reading

• Henk H. Dijkstra & Bruce A. Marshall, The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae); Molluscan Research 28(1): 1-88; published 14 Mar. 2008 (abstract)

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2012). Pectinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151320 on 2012-07-08
2. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00258.x. Phylogeny of families in the Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia): importance of the fossil record. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2006. 148. 3. 313–342. THOMAS R.. WALLER. free.