''Scrobicularia'' is a genus of

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

belonging to the family

Semelidae The Semelidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida. Description Members of this family have rounded or oval, elongated shells, much flattened. The two valves are connected by an internal ligament in c ...

. It is sometimes placed in its own family, Scrobicularidae.

Species

There are two recognised species: *'' Scrobicularia cottardi'' (Payraudeau, 1826) *''

Scrobicularia plana ''Scrobicularia plana'', the peppery furrow shell, is a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Semelidae. Taxonomy Although ''Scrobicularia plana'' is the only species currently recognized by ITIS in the genus ''Scrobicularia''; World Regist ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) However, ITIS only recognizes ''Scrobicularia caduca''. There are also names with uncertain status: *''Scrobicularia ceylonica'' E. A. Smith, 1896 –

taxon inquirendum In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The term t ...

*''Scrobicularia caduca'' Gould, 1861 –

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

*''Scrobicularia rubiginosa'' (Poli, 1795) – nomen dubium

References

Semelidae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub