Malleidae, or hammer oysters, is a family of saltwater clams. They are related to the pearl oysters, in the order Pteriida[1] and the superfamily Pterioidea.
The shells of most of these animals are T-shaped, with the hinge along the top of the T, and with the byssus emerging from the hinge. An oblique ligament holds the hinge. The shell is partially nacreous. There is a single, large adductor muscle. The exhalant current exits at the hinge.
Most hammer oysters live in tropical, coralline areas.
malleidae, hammer, oysters, family, saltwater, clams, they, related, pearl, oysters, order, pteriida, superfamily, pterioidea, hammer, oysterscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, bivalviaorder, pteriidasuperfamily, . Malleidae or hammer oysters is a family of saltwater clams They are related to the pearl oysters in the order Pteriida 1 and the superfamily Pterioidea Hammer oysterScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass BivalviaOrder PteriidaSuperfamily PterioideaFamily MalleidaeGeneraSee textThe shells of most of these animals are T shaped with the hinge along the top of the T and with the byssus emerging from the hinge An oblique ligament holds the hinge The shell is partially nacreous There is a single large adductor muscle The exhalant current exits at the hinge Most hammer oysters live in tropical coralline areas Genera editMalleus Lamarck 1799 Neoaviculovulsa Okutani amp Kusakari 1987 VulsellaThe following genera have been brought into synonymy Brevimalleus McLean 1947 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Fundella Gregorio 1884 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Himantopoda Schumacher 1817 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Malleolus Rafinesque 1815 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Malvufundus de Gregorio 1885 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Parimalleus Iredale 1931 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799 Tudes Oken 1815 accepted as Malleus Lamarck 1799References edit Gofas S 2011 Malleidae Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 23067 on 2012 01 02External links editPOPPE images of various Malleidae species 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 Malleidae amp oldid 1010003060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
