Imparidentia
Imparidentia is a major clade of bivalves named by Bieler, Mikkelsen, and Giribet in 2014; this clade, commonly recovered in phylogenetic analyses, consists of all euheterodonts other than the anomalodesmatans. The name comes from Latin impar "unequal" and dens "tooth", in reference to the unequal hinge teeth seen in members of the clade. The relationships among members of Imparidentia are uncertain.
The following orders belong within Imparidentia:
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
Venerids
orderVenerida
True Cockles, Tellins, and Allies
orderCardiida
Myida
orderMyida
Rock-borers, Jacknives, and Razor Clams
orderAdapedonta
Lucinida
orderLucinida
Pea Clams, Fingernail Clams and Allies
orderSphaeriida
Galeommatida
orderGaleommatida
Gastrochaenida
orderGastrochaenida
Cyamioidea
superfamilyCyamioidea
Rudists
orderHippuritida
Megalodontida
orderMegalodontida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 551317.