Fimbriidae

Fimbriidae
Fimbria fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Veneroida
Superfamily:	Lucinoidea
Family:	Fimbriidae Nicol, 1950
Genus:	Fimbria Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Species
see text

Fimbriidae is a family of saltwater clams. marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Lucinoidea. Some modern studies indicate that Fimbriidae should be included in the family Lucinidae. The family contains only one Recent genus, Fimbria, with two known species.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Fimbriidae include:

• Fimbria Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fimbria soverbii (Reeve, 1842)
• Hamamlia †
• Cerkesia †

Fimbria sp.; Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian); Makhtesh Gadol, southern Israel.

References

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