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Thyasira

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Thyasira
Thyasira gouldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Superfamily: Thyasiroidea
Family: Thyasiridae
Genus: Thyasira
Lamarck, 1818[1]
Species

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Thyasira is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Thyasiridae.

Species

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There are more than 50 species in the genus, including both extant (living) and extinct fossil species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Thyasira Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138552 on 2014-06-07