''Spheniopsis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species. Species such as ''S. brasiliensis'' live in the western

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

off the coast of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

at depths of 17–148 meters.

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 ...

in this genus are part of the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...

Anomalodesmata Anomalodesmata is an superorder (biology), superorder of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs. This grouping was formerly recognised as a taxonomic subclass (biology), subclass. It is called a superorder in the current World R ...

, also known as septibranchs, which are

carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues (mainly mu ...

clams.

Species

* '' Spheniopsis brasiliensis'' Machado & Passos, 2015 * ''

Spheniopsis frankbernardi ''Spheniopsis'' is a genus of Bivalvia, bivalves in the Family (biology), family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species. Species such as ''S. brasiliensis'' live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 1 ...

'' Coan, 1990 * '' Spheniopsis sculpturata'' Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2012 * '' Spheniopsis senegalensis'' Cosel, 1995 * '' Spheniopsis triquetra'' (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18606851 Myida Bivalve genera