Biology:Vesicomyidae

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Short description: Family of bivalve molluscs

Vesicomyidae
Vesicomya galatheae (10.3897-zookeys.707.13042) Figure 4.jpg
Vesicomya galatheae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Glossoidea
Family: Vesicomyidae
Dall & Simpson, 1901

Vesicomyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.[1]

Genera and species

Genera, and some selected species, within the family Vesicomyidae are:

Subfamily Pliocardiinae Woodring, 1925
  • Abyssogena Krylova, Sahling & R. Janssen, 2010
  • Archivesica Dall, 1908
  • Austrogena Krylova, Sellanes, F. Valdés & D'Elía, 2014
  • Callogonia Dall, 1889
  • Calyptogena Dall, 1891
  • Christineconcha Krylova & Cosel, 2011
  • Cytherocardia Sacco, 1900
  • Ectenagena Woodring, 1938
  • Elenaconcha Cosel & Olu, 2009
  • Hubertschenckia Takeda, 1953
  • Isorropodon Sturany, 1896
  • Laubiericoncha von Cosel & Olu, 2008
    • Laubiericoncha angulata (Dall, 1896) (formerly in Vesicomya)
    • Laubiericoncha chuni (Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931) (formerly in Vesicomya)
    • Laubiericoncha myriamae von Cosel & Olu, 2008
    • Laubiericoncha suavis (Dall, 1913) (formerly in Vesicomya)
    • Laubiericoncha sp. 'Edison Seamount'
    • Laubiericoncha sp. 'Gakkel Ridge'
  • Notocalyptogena Amano, Saether, C. Little & K.A. Campbell, 2014
  • Phreagena Woodring, 1938
  • Pleurophopsis Van Winkle, 1919 (fossil, nomen dubium, sometimes included in Calyptogena)
    • "Pleurophopsis" peruviana Olsson, 1931 (fossil)
    • "Pleurophopsis" unioides Van Winkle, 1919 (fossil)
  • Pliocardia Woodring, 1925
  • Turneroconcha Krylova & Sahling, 2020
  • Waisiuconcha Beets, 1942
  • Wareniconcha Cosel & Olu, 2009
Subfamily Vesicomyinae Dall & Simpson, 1901
  • Vesicomya Dall, 1886
    • Vesicomya atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1885)
    • Vesicomya bruuni Filatova, 1969
    • Vesicomya caribbea Boss, 1967
    • Vesicomya cordata Boss, 1968
    • Vesicomya gigas (Dall, 1896)
    • Vesicomya leeana (Dall, 1889)
    • Vesicomya lepta (Dall, 1896)
    • Vesicomya ovalis (Dall, 1896)
    • Vesicomya pilula (Dall, 1881)
    • Vesicomya smithii Dall, 1889
    • Vesicomya stearnsii (Dall, 1895)
    • Vesicomya vesica (Dall, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Adulomya Kuroda, 1931 (includes Ectenagenasynonym of Pleurophopsis)
    • Adulomya elongata (Dall, 1916)
    • Adulomya extenta (Krylova & Moskalev, 1996)
    • Adulomya phaseoliformis (Métivier, Okutani & Ohta, 1986)
    • Adulomya kaikoi (Okutani & Métivier, 1986)
    • Adulomya uchimuraensis Kuroda, 1931 : synonym of † Pleurophopsis uchimuraensis (Kuroda, 1931) (original combination)
  • Akebiconcha Kuroda, 1943: synonym of Archivesica Dall, 1908
  • Laubiericoncha Cosel & Olu, 2008: synonym of Archivesica Dall, 1908
  • Pleurophoropsis Cossmann, 1920: synonym of Pleurophopsis van Winkle, 1919 (unjustified emendation of Pleurophopsis)

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23140 on 2022-02-01
  • Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. pp. 113–133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52(2): 1–184.
  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q640780 entry