Biology:Spheniopsis

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Spheniopsis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Spheniopsidae
Genus: Spheniopsis
F. Sandberger, 1861
Species

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Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species.[1] Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters.[2] Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.[2]

Species

  • Spheniopsis brasiliensis Machado & Passos, 2015[2]
  • Spheniopsis frankbernardi Coan, 1990
  • Spheniopsis sculpturata Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2012[3]
  • Spheniopsis senegalensis Cosel, 1995
  • Spheniopsis triquetra (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18606851 entry