Thraciidae is a taxonomic family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalves in the order Anomalodesmata.

Thraciidae
Thracia convexa from Illustrated Index of British Shells
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Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Superorder:Anomalodesmata
Superfamily:Thracioidea
Family:Thraciidae
Stoliczka, 1870
Genera

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Selected genera and species

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Genera and species within the family Thraciidae include:

References

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  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Sartori, A. F. ; Domaneschi, O., The functional morphology of the Antarctic bivalve Thracia meridionalis Smith, 1885 (Anomalodesmata: Thraciidae), Journal of Molluscan Studies, v. 71, p. 199-210, 2005