''Indosphenia'' is a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
s belonging to the family
Myidae
Myidae, common name the softshell clams, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the order (biology), order Myida.
Genera
Genera within the family Myidae include:
* ''Cryptomya'' ...
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This genus is mainly distributed in the fragmented brackish water habitats of India including Chilka Lake and Cochin (kochi) backwaters.
Species:
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Indosphenia abbreviata''
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Indosphenia cochinensis''
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Indosphenia kayalum
''Indosphenia kayalum'' is a small bivalve species inhabiting fragmented brackish-water habitats around Kochi backwater, Kerala. The specific name ''kayalum'' is derived from ''kayal'', the Malayalam name for these backwaters. This species was de ...
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Indosphenia sowerbyi''
References
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Myidae
Bivalve genera