Vesicomyidae
Family of bivalve molluscs
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::summary Family of bivalve molluscs ::
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Vesicomyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea. 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
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)
- 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
- 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.
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