Verticordiidae

Family of bivalves
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::summary Family of bivalves ::
| image = Verticordia ouricuri (MNHN-IM-2010-2956).jpeg | image_caption = Verticordia ouricuri | taxon = Verticordiidae | authority = Stoliczka, 1871 | display_parents = 2 Verticordiidae is a family of benthic marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata. These clams range from 2 - 200 millimeters in length and are mainly found in coastal waters surrounding Australia and the Americas, though a few species within this family such as Haliris mediopacifica are found in the middle of the ocean. Verticordiidae is known for being a family of septibranchs, or predatory bivalves, rather than filter feeders. Clams dig vertical burrows in substrate and use papillae around the edges of their inhalant siphons to detect microscopic prey. Some clams in this family, specifically in the genus Trigonulina, have distinct extended circular formations on their shells.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Verticordiidae include:
- Halicardia Dall, 1895
- Halicardia angulata (Jeffreys, 1882)
- Halicardia carinifera (Locard, 1898)
- Halicardia flexuosa (A. E. Verrill and S. Smith, 1881)
- Halicardia gouldi (Dall, Bartsch and Rehder, 1938)
- Halicardia houbricki (Poutiers & F.R. Bernard, 1995)
- Halicardia maoria (Dell, 1978)
- Halicardia nipponensis (Okutani, 1957)
- Halicardia perplicata (Dall, 1890)
- Halicardia phillippinensis (Poutiers, 1981)
- Haliris Dall, 1886
- Haliris accessa (Iredale, 1930)
- Haliris aequacostata (A.D. Howard, 1950)
- Haliris berenicensis (Sturany, 1896)
- Haliris crebrilirata (Prashad, 1932)
- Haliris fischeriana (Dall, 1881)
- Haliris granulata (G. Seguenza, 1860)
- Haliris jaffaensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
- Haliris lamothei (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
- Haliris makiyamai (Habe, 1952)
- Haliris mediopacifica (Kosuge, 1979)
- Haliris multicostata (A. Adams, 1862)
- Haliris pygmaea (Kuroda, 1952)
- Haliris setosa (Hedley, 1907)
- Haliris teporis Poutiers & F.R. Bernard, 1995
- Haliris trapezoidea (G. Seguenza, 1876)
- Laevicordia G. Sequenza, 1876
- Laevicordia abscissa (Pelseneer, 1911)
- Simplicicordia Kuroda & Habe, 1971
- Simplicicordia trigonata (Yokoyama, 1922)
- Spinosipella Iredale, 1930
- Spinosipella acuticostata (Philippi, 1844)
- Spinosipella agnes Simone & C. Cunha, 2008
- Spinosipella costeminens (Poutiers, 1981)
- Spinosipella deshayesiana (P. Fischer, 1862)
- Spinosipella tinga Simone & C. Cunha, 2008
- Spinosipella xui J.-X. Jiang, Y.-Q. Huang, Q.-Y. Liang & J.-L. Zhang, 2019
- Trigonulina d'Orbigny, 1842
- Trigonulina canaliculata (Callomon, Tagliaferro, Campbell, 2023)
- Trigonulina novemcostata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Trigonulina ornata (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Vertambitus Iredale, 1930
- Vertambitus affinis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Vertambitus cuneatus (Kuroda, 1952)
- Vertambitus excoriatus (Poutiers, 1984)
- Vertambitus torridus (Hedley, 1906)
- Vertambitus triangularis (Locard, 1898)
- Vertambitus vadosus (Hedley, 1907)
- Verticordia J. de C. Sowerby, 1844
- Verticordia australiensis E.A. Smith, 1885
- Verticordia bordaensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
- Verticordia expansa Prashad, 1932
- Verticordia granulifera (Verrill, 1885)
- Verticordia guineensis Thiele, 1931
- Verticordia inornata Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931
- Verticordia ouricuri Oliviera & Absalão, 2010
- Verticordia perversa Dall, 1886
- Verticordia quadrata E.A. Smith, 1885
- Verticordia seguenzae Dall, 1886
- Verticordia tasmanica May, 1915
- Verticordia tenerrima Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931
- Verticordia woodii E. A. Smith, 1885
- Vertisphaera Iredale, 1930
- Vertisphaera cambrica Iredale, 1930
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
References
- "Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1870 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System".
- (2019-12-01). "The anatomy of the miniature predator Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853 (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Verticordiidae) from continental shelf waters off Brazil". Marine Biodiversity.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1870".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia Dall, 1895".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia angulata Jeffreys, 1882".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia carinifera Locard, 1898".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia flexuosa A. E. Verrill and S. Smith, 1881".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia gouldi Dall, Bartsch and Rehder, 1938".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia houbricki Poutiers & F.R. Bernard, 1995".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia maoria Dell, 1978".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia nipponensis Okutani, 1957".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia perplicata Dall, 1890".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicardia phillippinensis Poutiers, 1981".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris Dall, 1886".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris accessa Iredale, 1930".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris aequacostata A.D. Howard, 1950".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris berenicensis Sturany, 1896".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris crebrilirata Prashad, 1932".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris fischeriana Dall, 1881".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris granulata G. Seguenza, 1860".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris jaffaensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris lamothei Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris makiyamai Habe, 1952".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris mediopacifica Kosuge, 1979".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris multicostata A. Adams, 1862".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris pygmaea Kuroda, 1952".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris setosa Hedley, 1907".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris teporis Poutiers & F.R. Bernard, 1995".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Haliris trapezoidea G. Seguenza, 1876".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Laevicordia G. Seguenza, 1876".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Laevicordia abscissa Pelseneer, 1911".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Simplicicordia Kuroda & Hade, 1971".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Simplicicordia trigonata Yokoyama, 1922".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella Iredale, 1930".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella acuticostata Philippi, 1844".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella agnes Simone & C. Cunha, 2008".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella costeminens Poutiers, 1981".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella deshayesiana P. Fischer, 1862".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella tinga Simone & C. Cunha, 2008".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spinosipella xui J.-X. Jiang, Y.-Q. Huang, Q.-Y. Liang & J.-L. Zhang, 2019".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina d'Orbigny, 1842".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina canaliculata P. Callomon, Tagliaferro & L. D. Campbell, 2023".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina novemcostata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus Iredale, 1930".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus affinis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus cuneatus Kuroda, 1952".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus excoriatus Poutiers, 1984".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus torridus Hedley, 1906".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus triangularis Locard, 1898".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertambitus vadosus Hedley, 1907".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia J. de C. Sowerby, 1844".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia australiensis E. A. Smith, 1885".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia bordaensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia expansa Prashad, 1932".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia granulifera Verrill, 1885".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia guineensis Thiele, 1931".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia inornata Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia ouricuri Oliveira & Absalão, 2010".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia perversa Dall, 1886".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia quadrata E. A. Smith, 1885".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia seguenzae Dall, 1886".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia tasmanica May, 1915".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia tenerrima Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verticordia woodii E. A. Smith, 1885".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertisphaera Iredale, 1930".
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vertisphaera cambrica Iredale, 1930".
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