''Brechites'' is a genus of

bivalves Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...

belonging to the family

Penicillidae Penicillidae is a family of bivalves belonging to the order Anomalodesmata. Genera: * '' Brechites'' Guettard, 1770 * '' Foegia'' Gray, 1842 * '' Humphreyia'' Gray, 1858 * '' Kendrickian'' B.Morton, 2004 * '' Nipponoclava'' B.J.Smith, 1976 * ''V ...

. The species of this genus are found in

Red Sea The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

and Australia. Species: *'' Brechites attrahens'' *'' Brechites australis'' *'' Brechites nagahamai''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18606227 Anomalodesmata Bivalve genera Taxa described in 1770