Lasaeidae

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Family of bivalves

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::summary Family of bivalves ::

| image = Kellia suborbicularis.jpg | image_caption = A group of shells of Kellia suborbicularis | taxon = Lasaeidae | authority = Gray, 1847 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = {{Taxon list| Erycinidae|Deshayes, 1850| Kelliidae|Forbes & Hanley, 1848| Leptonidae|Gray, 1847

Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is Kellia.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Lasaeidae include:

Aligena I. Lea, 1843
- Aligena diegoana Hertlein and Grant, 1972
- Aligena elevata (Stimpson, 1851)
- Aligena texasiana Harry, 1969
Arthritica Finlay, 1927
- Arthritica bifurca (Webster, 1908)
- Arthritica crassiformis Powell, 1933
- Arthritica hulmei Ponder, 1965
Boreacola Bernard, 1979
- Boreacola dawsoni (Jeffreys, 1864)
- Boreacola vadosus Bernard, 1979
Bornia Philippi, 1836
- Bornia longipes (Stimpson, 1855)
- Bornia sebetia Costa, 1829
Borniola Iredale, 1924
- Borniola bidentifera (Powell, 1933)
- Borniola decapitata (Powell, 1939)
- Borniola neozelanica Powell, 1937
- Borniola powelli Crozier, 1966
- Borniola profunda (Dell, 1952)
- Borniola quadrata (Dell, 1956)
- Borniola reniformis (Suter, 1908)
- Borniola taieriensis (Powell, 1939)
Borniopsis Habe, 1959
Decipula Jeffreys, 1881
- Decipula tenella (Loven, 1846)
Entovalva Voeltzkow, 1890
- Entovalva amboinensis (Spärck, 1931)
- Entovalva lessonothuriae Kato, 1999
- Entovalva mirabilis Voeltzkow, 1890
- Entovalva nhatrangensis Bristow, Berland, Schander & Vo, 2010
- Entovalva perrieri (Malard, 1903)
Erycina Lamarck, 1805
- Erycina balliana Dall, 1916
- Erycina coronata Dall, 1916
- Erycina emmonsi Dall, 1899
- Erycina linella Dall, 1899
- Erycina periscopiana Dall, 1899
Isorobitella Keen, 1962
- Isorobitella trigonalis (Carpenter, 1857)
Kellia Turton, 1822
- Kellia cycladea S. V. Wood, 1844
- Kellia cycladiformis Deshayes, 1834
- Kellia minima Ponder, 1971
- Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)
Lasaea T. Brown, 1827
- Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lasaea cistula Keen, 1938
- Lasaea maoria (Powell, 1933)
- Lasaea parengaensis Powell, 1935
- Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803)
- Lasaea rubra hinemoa Finlay, 1928
- Lasaea rubra rossiana Finlay, 1928
- Lasaea subviridis Dall, 1899
Lepton Turton, 1822
- Lepton lacerum (Jeffreys, 1872)
- Lepton lepidum Say, 1826
- Lepton meroeum Carpenter, 1864
- Lepton nitidum
- Lepton squamosum (Montagu, 1803)
Mancikellia Dall, 1899
- Mancikellia pumila (S. V. Wood, 1850)
Melliteryx Iredale, 1924
- Melliteryx parva Deshayes, 1856
Montacuta Turton, 1822
- Montacuta dawsoni Jeffreys, 1864
- Montacuta donacina (S. V. Wood, 1802)
- Montacuta elevata
- Montacuta ferruginosa
- Montacuta limpida Dall, 1899
- Montacuta minuscula Dall, 1899
- Montacuta percompressa Dall, 1899
- Montacuta planata
- Montacuta semiradiata neozelanica (Dell, 1956)
- Montacuta substriata (Montagu, 1808)
- Montacuta voringi Friele, 1877
Myllita d'Orbigny and Récluz, 1850
- Myllita stowei (Hutton, 1873)
Myllitella Finlay, 1927
- Myllitella vivens vivens Finlay, 1927
- Myllitella vivens pinguis Marwick, 1928
Mysella Angas, 1877
- Mysella aleutica Dall, 1899
- Mysella alpha Powell, 1937
- Mysella aupouria Powell, 1937
- Mysella beringensis (Dall, 1916)
- Mysella beta Powell, 1937
- Mysella bidentata
- Mysella casta (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898)
- Mysella charcoti (Lamy, 1906)
- Mysella compressa (Dall, 1913)
- Mysella dawsoni (Jeffreys, 1864)
- Mysella golischi (Dall, 1916)
- Mysella grebnitzkii (Dall, 1916)
- Mysella grippi (Dall, 1912)
- Mysella henryi Fleming, 1948
- Mysella hounselli Powell, 1931
- Mysella lachlani Dell, 1952
- Mysella larochei Powell, 1940
- Mysella macquariensis (Hedley, 1916)
- Mysella moelleri (Mörch, 1875)
- Mysella morioria Dell, 1952
- Mysella ovata (Jeffreys, 1881)
- Mysella pedroana Dall, 1899
- Mysella planata (Krause, 1885)
- Mysella planulata (Stimpson, 1851)
- Mysella sovialiki
- Mysella striatula A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898
- Mysella tellinula (Odhner, 1924)
- Mysella triquetra (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898)
- Mysella tumida (Carpenter, 1864)
- Mysella tumidula (Jeffreys, 1866)
- Mysella unidentata (Odhner, 1924)
Neaeromya Gabe, 1873
- Neaeromya chacei (Dall, 1916)
- Neaeromya compressa (Dall, 1899)
- Neaeromya floridana (Dall, 1899)
- Neaeromya myaciformis (Dall, 1916)
- Neaeromya rugifera (Carpenter, 1864)
- Neaeromya stearnsi (Dall, 1899)
Odontogena Cowan, 1964
- Odontogena borealis Cowan, 1964
Orobitella Dall, 1900
- Orobitella bakeri (Dall, 1916)
- Orobitella californica (Dall, 1899)
- Orobitella floridana (Dall, 1899)
- Orobitella limpida (Dall, 1899)
Parabornia Boss, 1965
- Parabornia squillina Boss, 1965
Planktomya Simroth, 1896
- Planktomya henseni Simroth, 1896
Platomysia Habe, 1951
- Platomysia rugata Habe, 1951
Pristes Carpenter, 1864
- Pristes oblongus Carpenter, 1864 – chiton clam
Pseudopythina P. Fischer, 1884
Pythinella Dall, 1899
- Pythinella cuneata (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898)
Rhamphidonta Bernard, 1975
- Rhamphidonta retifera (Dall, 1899) – netted kellyclam
Rochefortia Velain, 1878
- Rochefortia compressa Dall, 1913
- Rochefortia grippi Dall, 1912
- Rochefortia tumida (Carpenter, 1864)
Semierycina Monterosato, 1911
- Semierycina nitida (Turton, 1822)
- Semierycina tenera (Jeffreys, 1881)
Tellimya Brown, 1827
- Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1803)
- Tellimya phascolionis (Dautzenberg and Fischer, 1925)
- Tellimya vitrea aupouria Ponder, 1968
Tomburchus W. H. Harry, 1969
- Tomburchus redondoensis (Burch, 1941)

References

Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
J. Lützen, B. Berland & G.A.Bristow, Morphology of an endosymbiotic bivalve, Entovalva nhatrangensis (Bristow, Berland, Schander & Vo, 2010) (Galeommatoidea); Molluscan Research 31(2): 114–124 ; ISSN 1323-5818

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