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Poromyidae

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Poromyidae
Poromya granulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Poromyoidea
Family: Poromyidae
Dall, 1886
Genera

Poromyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata. The genus Dilemma, described in 2008, is remarkable for being a predator of copepods, which is very unusual for a sessile mollusc.[1]

Genera and species

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Genera and species within the family Poromyidae include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leal J. H. (2008). "A remarkable new genus of carnivorous, sessile bivalves (Mollusca: Anomalodesmata: Poromyidae) with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa 1764: 1–18. PDF fulltext
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Poromyidae Dall, 1886". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-11-03.