2010 Bivalvia taxonomy

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An assortment of shells of marine bivalves and a few marine gastropods found on a beach in Wales

In May 2010, a new

stratigraphic
information.

In this classification, 324 families were recognized as valid. Of those, 214 are known exclusively as

WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species.[2]

The classification system

Classification of Class Bivalvia (under the redaction of Rüdiger Bieler, Joseph G. Carter and Eugene V. Coan) (all taxa marked † are extinct) :[3]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 86546840
    .
  2. ^ Gofas, Serge (2012). "Bivalvia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  3. S2CID 85677845
    .