WoRMS taxon details
Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
Galeommatacea · unaccepted (suffix -oidea mandatory for a...)
suffix -oidea mandatory for a superfamily name following current ICZN art. 29.2.
- Family Basterotiidae Cossmann, 1909
- Family Galeommatidae Gray, 1840
- Family Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Family Ephippodontidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Galeommatidae Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Erycinidae Deshayes, 1850 accepted as Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842 (Invalid: junior homonym of Erycinidae Swainson, 1827, based on Erycina Fabricius, 1807 [Lepidoptera])
- Family Eucharidae Récluz, 1869 accepted as Basterotiidae Cossmann, 1909 (invalid: Type genus a junior homonym of Eucharis Latreille, 1804 [Hymenoptera].)
- Family Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 accepted as Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Family Kellyidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 accepted as Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 accepted as Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Family Leptonidae Gray, 1847 accepted as Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Family Montacutidae W. Clark, 1855 accepted as Montacutinae W. Clark, 1855 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Vasconiellidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Galeommatidae Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
Taxonomy There is no agreement on the family-level arrangement of the genera of the Galeommatoidea, although some rather consistent...
Taxonomy There is no agreement on the family-level arrangement of the genera of the Galeommatoidea, although some rather consistent support is found for the family Galeommatidae (Goto et al. 2011). Some authors regard only one or two families as really justified (e.g. Ponder in Beesley et al., 1998, Huber 2015). Herein, following Bieler, Carter & Coan (2010), the families Galeommatidae and Lasaeidae are recognized, with the Montacutinae grouped at the subfamily level. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14629 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
Other
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Goto, R.; Kawakita, A.; Ishikawa, H.; Hamamura, Y.; Kato, M. (2012). Molecular phylogeny of the bivalve superfamily Galeommatoidea (Heterodonta, Veneroida) reveals dynamic evolution of symbiotic lifestyle and interphylum host switching. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 12(1): 172., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-172 [details]
additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; González, V. L.; Graf, D. L.; Harper, E. M.; Healy, J.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Sharma, P. P.; Staubach, S.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Tëmkin, I.; Zardus, J. D.; Clark, S.; Guzmán, A.; McIntyre, E.; Sharp, P.; Giribet, G. (2014). Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 28(1): 32-115., available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=IS13010 [details]
additional source Bouchet, P. & Strong, E. (2024). Portraits of Galeommatoidea. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90: eyae043 : 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; González, V. L.; Graf, D. L.; Harper, E. M.; Healy, J.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Sharma, P. P.; Staubach, S.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Tëmkin, I.; Zardus, J. D.; Clark, S.; Guzmán, A.; McIntyre, E.; Sharp, P.; Giribet, G. (2014). Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 28(1): 32-115., available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=IS13010 [details]
additional source Bouchet, P. & Strong, E. (2024). Portraits of Galeommatoidea. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90: eyae043 : 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy There is no agreement on the family-level arrangement of the genera of the Galeommatoidea, although some rather consistent support is found for the family Galeommatidae (Goto et al. 2011). Some authors regard only one or two families as really justified (e.g. Ponder in Beesley et al., 1998, Huber 2015). Herein, following Bieler, Carter & Coan (2010), the families Galeommatidae and Lasaeidae are recognized, with the Montacutinae grouped at the subfamily level. [details]
