VENEROIDA Gray, 1854
(veneroids)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ARCTICOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 8 images
ARCTICIDAE
Iceland cyprina
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 8 images
CARDIOIDEA
cockles
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 		Superfamily 4 subtaxa 61 images 1 ident. refs
DREISSENOIDEA
zebra mussels
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 8 images 2 ident. refs
DREISSENIDAE
zebra mussels
Family 1 subtaxa 8 images 1 ident. refs
Dreissena
a genus of molluscs
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images 1 ident. refs
MACTROIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
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 		Superfamily 4 subtaxa 71 images 1 ident. refs
PISIDIIDAE
pea mussels
Family 1 ident. refs
SOLENOIDEA
a superfamily of molluscs
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 		Superfamily 5 subtaxa 41 images 1 ident. refs
SPHAERIOIDEA
a family of beetles
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 		Superfamily 5 subtaxa 14 images 4 ident. refs
TELLINOIDEA
wedge shells, tellins
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 		Superfamily 4 subtaxa 55 images
VENEROIDEA
Venus clams & carpet shells
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 		Superfamily 10 subtaxa 155 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

VENEROIDA (veneroids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for VENEROIDA (veneroids)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for VENEROIDA (veneroids)
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