DREISSENOIDEA Gray, 1840
(zebra mussels)

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Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyDREISSENOIDEA (zebra mussels)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Killeen I., Aldridge D. & Oliver G. 2004 Freshwater Bivalves of the British Isles FSC Aidgap Keys - Occasional Publication, 82, 114pp, Field Studies Council

DREISSENOIDEA (zebra mussels) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DREISSENOIDEA (zebra mussels)
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