Lasaeidae

Lasaeidae
A group of shells of Kellia suborbicularis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Galeommatida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Lasaeidae
Gray, 1847
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Erycinidae Deshayes, 1850
  • Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848
  • Leptonidae Gray, 1847

Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is Kellia.

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