Information about Heterodonta

Heterodonta
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Subclass:Heterodonta
Orders


†Cycloconchidae
Hippuritoida
†Lyrodesmatidae
Myoida
†Redoniidae
Veneroida


Heterodonta is a mollusc subclass in the class Bivalvia and contains the orders †Cycloconchidae, †Hippuritoida (rudists), †Lyrodesmatidae, Myoida (typical clams and allies), †Redoniidae, and Veneroida (cockles and allies).
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Mollusca
Linnaeus, 1758

Classes

Caudofoveata
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Bivalvia
Scaphopoda
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
† Rostroconchia
† Helcionelloida
† ?Bellerophontida
The molluscs
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Bivalvia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses

Anomalosdesmata
Cryptodonta
Heterodonta
Paleoheterodonta
Palaeotaxodonta
Pteriomorphia
and see text
Bivalves are mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia.
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Hippuritoida

Families
  • Antillocaprinidae
  • Caprinidae
  • Caprotinidae
  • Diceratidae
  • Dictyoptychidae
  • Hippuritidae
  • Ichthyosarcolitidae
  • Plagioptychidae
  • Polyconitidae
  • Radiolitidae
  • Requieniidae


Rudists
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Myoida
Stoliczka, 1870

Superfamilies and Families
See text.

Myoida is an order of bivalve molluscs.

Classification

  • Superfamily Anomalodesmacea
  • Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea

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Veneroida

Families

See text.

The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of bivalve molluscs. They include some familiar forms such as clams, cockles and zebra mussels.
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Bivalvia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses

Anomalosdesmata
Cryptodonta
Heterodonta
Paleoheterodonta
Palaeotaxodonta
Pteriomorphia
and see text
Bivalves are mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia.
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Hippuritoida

Families
  • Antillocaprinidae
  • Caprinidae
  • Caprotinidae
  • Diceratidae
  • Dictyoptychidae
  • Hippuritidae
  • Ichthyosarcolitidae
  • Plagioptychidae
  • Polyconitidae
  • Radiolitidae
  • Requieniidae


Rudists
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Myoida
Stoliczka, 1870

Superfamilies and Families
See text.

Myoida is an order of bivalve molluscs.

Classification

  • Superfamily Anomalodesmacea
  • Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea

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Veneroida

Families

See text.

The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of bivalve molluscs. They include some familiar forms such as clams, cockles and zebra mussels.
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