Lamarck, 1809
Shell equivalve, equilateral or just inequilateral. Ligament external, thin, and internal, in a small chondrophore recessed within the hinge line. Two or three cardinal teeth in each valve; in the left, two cardinals fused to form a single forked structure. Lateral teeth present. Pallial line with a pallial sinus.
Source: Hayward, 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Lutraria
Lutraria angustior
Lutraria lutraria
Genus Mactra
Mactra stultorum
Genus Spisula
Spisula elliptica
Spisula solida
Spisula subtruncata