| Thyasira | |
|---|---|
| Thyasira gouldi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Lucinida |
| Superfamily: | Thyasiroidea |
| Family: | Thyasiridae |
| Genus: | Thyasira Lamarck, 1818[1] |
| Species | |
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Thyasira is agenus of saltwater clams,marinebivalvemollusks in the familyThyasiridae.[2]
There are more than 50 species in the genus, including both extant (living) and extinct fossil species:[2]