Crassatella is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Carditida.[1]

Crassatella
Shell of Crassatella tricarinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Crassatelloidea
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Crassatella
Lamarck, 1799
Type species
Mactra cygnea
Lamarck, 1799
Synonyms
  • Crassatella (Crassatella) Lamarck, 1799 · alternate representation
  • Crassatella (Landinia) Chavan, 1952 † d
  • Crassatella (Pachythaerus) Conrad, 1869
  • Crassatella (Riosatella) H. E. Vokes, 1973 · alternate representation
  • Crassatellites Krüger, 1823 † (Not a valid name under Art. 20: name formed by adding the suffix -ites to the genus name Crassatella)
  • Paphies (Crassatella) Lamarck, 1799

Species

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References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Crassatella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225412 on 2022-04-28
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