MSBIAS taxon details
Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
14629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14629)
accepted
Superfamily
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 J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Family Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 accepted as Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- 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 superseded rank)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Galeommatidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 150 [details]
page(s): 150 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14629 on 2026-04-03
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14629 on 2026-04-03
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(of Galeommatidae J. E. Gray, 1840) Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 150 [details]
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]
additional source 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
page(s): 150 [details]
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]
additional source 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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