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Taxon: Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 - surf clams (mollusc)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon ofMactroidea (Superfamily) Lamarck, 1809
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Mactrinae (Subfamily) Lamarck, 1809 Ref: R. Bieler et al., 2010: 129. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous nameGnathodontidae (Family) Broom Ref: PBDB: 12 Mar 2019.
Synonymous nameRangiidae (Family) P. Fischer, 1884 Ref: PBDB: 12 Mar 2019.
IncludingTanysiphonidae (Family) Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 1141.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namestrandschelpen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namesurf clams Ref: R.T. Abbott, 1990
trough clams Ref: R.T. Abbott, 1990
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