Vesicomyidae is a
family
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of saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of marine and freshwater Mollusca, molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hing ...
mollusc
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s in the superfamily
Glossoidea.
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Genera and species
Genera, and some selected species, within the family Vesicomyidae are:
; Subfamily Pliocardiinae
Woodring, 1925
* ''
Abyssogena''
Krylova, Sahling & R. Janssen, 2010
* ''
Archivesica''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Austrogena''
Krylova, Sellanes, F. Valdés & D'Elía, 2014
* ''
Callogonia''
Dall, 1889
* ''
Calyptogena
Vesicomyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.
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''
Dall, 1891
** ''
Calyptogena magnifica
''Calyptogena magnifica'' is a species of giant white clam found clustered around hydrothermal vents at abyssal depths in the Pacific Ocean.
Description
The systematics of the family Vesicomyidae is unclear because of the small number of spec ...
''
** ''
Calyptogena pacifica
Vesicomyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.
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''
Dall, 1891
* ''
Christineconcha''
Krylova & Cosel, 2011
* † ''
Cytherocardia''
Sacco, 1900
* ''
Ectenagena''
Woodring, 1938
* ''
Elenaconcha''
Cosel & Olu, 2009
* † ''
Hubertschenckia''
Takeda, 1953
* ''
Isorropodon''
Sturany, 1896
* ''
Laubiericoncha''
von Cosel & Olu, 2008
** ''
Laubiericoncha angulata''
( Dall, 1896) (formerly in ''Vesicomya'')
** ''
Laubiericoncha chuni''
(Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931) (formerly in ''Vesicomya'')
** ''
Laubiericoncha myriamae''
von Cosel & Olu, 2008
** ''
Laubiericoncha suavis''
( Dall, 1913) (formerly in ''Vesicomya'')
** ''Laubiericoncha'' sp. 'Edison Seamount'
** ''Laubiericoncha'' sp. 'Gakkel Ridge'
* † ''
Notocalyptogena''
Amano, Saether, C. Little & K.A. Campbell, 2014
* ''
Phreagena''
Woodring, 1938
* ''
Pleurophopsis''
Van Winkle, 1919 (
fossil
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, ''
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
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'', sometimes included in ''Calyptogena'')
** ''"Pleurophopsis" peruviana''
Olsson, 1931 (
fossil
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)
** ''"Pleurophopsis" unioides''
Van Winkle, 1919 (
fossil
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)
* ''
Pliocardia''
Woodring, 1925
* ''
Turneroconcha''
Krylova & Sahling, 2020
* ''
Waisiuconcha''
Beets, 1942
* ''
Wareniconcha''
Cosel & Olu, 2009
; Subfamily Vesicomyinae
Dall & Simpson, 1901
* ''
Vesicomya''
Dall, 1886
** ''
Vesicomya atlantica''
(E. A. Smith, 1885)
** ''
Vesicomya bruuni''
Filatova, 1969
** ''
Vesicomya caribbea''
Boss, 1967
** ''
Vesicomya cordata''
Boss, 1968
** ''
Vesicomya gigas''
( Dall, 1896)
** ''
Vesicomya leeana''
( Dall, 1889)
** ''
Vesicomya lepta''
( Dall, 1896)
** ''
Vesicomya ovalis''
( Dall, 1896)
** ''
Vesicomya pilula''
( Dall, 1881)
** ''
Vesicomya smithii''
Dall, 1889
** ''
Vesicomya stearnsii''
( Dall, 1895)
** ''
Vesicomya vesica''
( Dall, 1886)
;Synonyms:
* † ''Adulomya''
Kuroda, 1931 (includes ''Ectenagena''synonym of ''Pleurophopsis'')
** † ''Adulomya elongata''
(Dall, 1916)
** † ''Adulomya extenta''
(Krylova & Moskalev, 1996)
** † ''Adulomya phaseoliformis''
(Métivier, Okutani & Ohta, 1986)
** † ''Adulomya kaikoi''
(Okutani & Métivier, 1986)
** † ''Adulomya uchimuraensis''
Kuroda, 1931 : synonym of † ''
Pleurophopsis uchimuraensis''
(Kuroda, 1931) (original combination)
* ''Akebiconcha''
Kuroda, 1943: synonym of ''
Archivesica''
Dall, 1908
* ''Laubiericoncha''
Cosel & Olu, 2008: synonym of ''Archivesica''
Dall, 1908
* ''Pleurophoropsis''
Cossmann, 1920: synonym of ''Pleurophopsis''
van Winkle, 1919 (unjustified emendation of ''Pleurophopsis'')
References
* Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52(2): 1-184.
* Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
External links
Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58* Krylova E. M. & Sahling H. (2010). "Vesicomyidae (Bivalvia): Current Taxonomy and Distribution". ''
PLoS ONE'' 5(4): e9957.
Krylova, E. M.; Sahling, H.; Borowski, C. (2018). Resolving the status of the families Vesicomyidae and Kelliellidae (Bivalvia: Venerida), with notes on their ecology. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 84(1): 69–91* Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; González, V. L.; Graf, D. L.;
Harper, E. M.; Healy, J.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Sharma, P. P.; Staubach, S.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Tëmkin, I.; Zardus, J. D.; Clark, S.; Guzmán, A.; McIntyre, E.; Sharp, P.; Giribet, G. (2014)
Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. Invertebrate Systematics. 28(1): 32-115
Bivalve families
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