Dimyidae is a family of extremely flattened, small (<1 cm), pleurothetic, relatively rare marine bivalvemolluscs in the order Pectinida inhabiting the deeper regions of continental shelves from the Caribbean to Japan. They are sometimes called dimyarian oysters. Unlike other ostreoids, the dimyarian oysters attach themselves to a substrate via their right (rather than left) valves.[1] They are related to the scallops and other oysters.
Dimyidae
Shell of Dimyella starcki (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
^C. M. YONGE. ON THE DIMYIDAE (MOLLUSCA:BIVALVIA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMYA CORRUGATA HEDLEY AND BASILIOMYA GOREAUI BAYER J. Mollus. Stud. (1978) 44 (3): 357-375
Moore, D.R., 1969. A New Genus and Species of Dimyidae from the caribbean Coast of Mexico. Journal de Conchyliologie 107: 137-141
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dimyidae, family, extremely, flattened, small, pleurothetic, relatively, rare, marine, bivalve, molluscs, order, pectinida, inhabiting, deeper, regions, continental, shelves, from, caribbean, japan, they, sometimes, called, dimyarian, oysters, unlike, other, o. Dimyidae is a family of extremely flattened small lt 1 cm pleurothetic relatively rare marine bivalve molluscs in the order Pectinida inhabiting the deeper regions of continental shelves from the Caribbean to Japan They are sometimes called dimyarian oysters Unlike other ostreoids the dimyarian oysters attach themselves to a substrate via their right rather than left valves 1 They are related to the scallops and other oysters Dimyidae Shell of Dimyella starcki paratype at MNHN Paris Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Pectinida Superfamily Dimyoidea Family DimyidaeFischer 1887 Genera See textGenera editGenera within Dimyidae include Basiliomya Bayer 1971 Basiliomya goreaui F M Bayer 1971 Dimya roualt 1848 Dimyella Moore 1969 Dimyella starcki D R Moore 1969References edit C M YONGE ON THE DIMYIDAE MOLLUSCA BIVALVIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMYA CORRUGATA HEDLEY AND BASILIOMYA GOREAUI BAYER J Mollus Stud 1978 44 3 357 375 Moore D R 1969 A New Genus and Species of Dimyidae from the caribbean Coast of Mexico Journal de Conchyliologie 107 137 141 nbsp This bivalve related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dimyidae amp oldid 1181776250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
