Pectinoida
| Pectinoida Temporal range: Middle Ordovician–Present |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
| Order: | Pectinoida |
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Pectinoida is a taxonomic suborder of large and medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, commonly known as scallops and their allies. It is believed that they began evolutionarily in the late Middle Ordovician era; many species, of course, are still extant.
In 2010 a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan, revising the classification of the Bivalvia, including the suborder Pectinoida.
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