''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:
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Brechites attrahens
''Brechites'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Penicillidae.
The species of this genus are found in Red Sea, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Austra ...
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Brechites australis
''Brechites'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Penicillidae.
The species of this genus are found in Red Sea, Malesia and Australia.
Species:
*''Brechites attrahens
''Brechites'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family P ...
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Brechites nagahamai
''Brechites'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Penicillidae.
The species of this genus are found in Red Sea, Malesia and Australia.
Species:
*''Brechites attrahens''
*''Brechites australis
''Brechites'' is a genus of bivalves ...
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References
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Anomalodesmata
Bivalve genera
Taxa described in 1770