d'Orbigny, 1846
Shell elongate, equivalve, inequilateral; gaping anteriorly and posteriorly. Ligament external. Hinge line with peg-like cardinal teeth, no more than two in each valve; lateral teeth present or absent. Pallial line with sinus. Cruciform muscles present, scars indistinct.
Source: Hayward, 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Solecurtus
Solecurtus chamasolen
Solecurtus scopula