Heterodonta

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Heterodonta
Empty cockle shell
Empty cockle shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Orders

†Cycloconchidae
Hippuritoida
†Lyrodesmatidae
Myoida
†Redoniidae
Veneroida

Heterodonta is a mollusc subclass in the class Bivalvia and contains the orders †Cycloconchidae, †Hippuritoida (rudists), †Lyrodesmatidae, Myoida (typical clams and allies), †Redoniidae, and Veneroida (cockles and allies).


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