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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 315000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Galeommatoidea
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 315 (bivalves) - show full list Common Name: bivalves Organism Type: a bivalve Synonyms: Galeommatidae Kelliidae Lasaeidae Montacutidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Child Codes: 23 315951     Galeommatidae 23 315952     Kelliidae 23 315953     Lasaeidae 23 315954     Montacutidae

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Taxon Notes:

This large group of small, mostly white, bivalves, has been regarded as a single family (Galeommatidae), but is currently divided into the four families recognised here. It is highly likely that as a better understanding of the varied species becomes available, there will be further changes to the groups' systematics. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7d7f1bc1-f505-492a-9ac6-98c5bea9eab0 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Record source:	Lamprell, K. Healy, J., 1998, Bivalves of Australia. Volume 2. Backhuys, Leiden
Scientific Name verified against:	Bieler, R., Carter, J.G., Coan, E.V., 2010. Classification of Bivalve families. In: Bouchet, P. Rocroi, J.-P., Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia, 52(2): 113-133. 184pp.