Solemyidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Solemyida |
| Superfamily: | Solemyoidea |
| Family: | Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840[1] |
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Solemyidae is a
Biology
Solemyids are remarkable in that their digestive tract is either extremely small or non-existent, and their feeding appendages are too short to reach outside the shell.[3]
It has been shown that these clams host
symbionts synthesize organic matter from CO2 and are the primary source of nutrition for the whole organism.[4][5]
In turn, the animal host provides its symbionts a habitat in which they have access to the substrates of chemoautotrophy (O2, CO2, and reduced inorganic compounds such as H2S). Together, these partners create "animals" with novel metabolic capabilities.
Genera and species
The family Solemyidae includes two genera and the following species:
- Dall, 1908 [6]
- Acharax alinae Métivier & Cosel, 1993
- Acharax bartschii (Dall, 1908)
- Acharax caribbaea (Vokes, 1970)
- Acharax clarificata Dell, 1995
- Acharax gadirae Oliver, Rodrigues & Cunha, 2011
- Acharax grandis (Verrill & Bush, 1898)
- Acharax japonica (Dunker, 1882)
- Acharax johnsoni (Dall, 1891)
- Acharax patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Acharax prashadi (Vokes, 1955)
- Lamarck, 1818 [7]
- Solemya africana Martens, 1880
- Solemya atacama (Kuznetzov & Schileyko, 1984)
- Solemya australis Lamarck, 1818
- Solemya borealis Totten, 1834
- Solemya elarraichensis Oliver, Rodrigues & Cunha, 2011
- Solemya flava Sato, Sasaki & Watanabe, 2013
- Solemya moretonensis Taylor, Glover & Williams, 2008
- Solemya notialis Simone, 2009
- Solemya occidentalis Deshayes, 1857
- Solemya panamensis Dall, 1908
- Solemya parkinsonii E. A. Smith, 1874
- Solemya pervernicosa (Kuroda, 1948)
- Solemya pusilla Gould, 1861
- Solemya tagiri Okutani, Hashimoto & Miura, 2004
- Solemya terraereginae Iredale, 1929
- Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
- Solemya valvulus Carpenter, 1864
- Solemya velesiana Iredale, 1931
- Solemya velum Say, 1822
- Solemya winckworthi Prashad, 1932
References
Wikispecies has information related to Solemyidae.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2014). "Solemyidae Gray, 1840". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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- PMID 16593987.
- S2CID 351963.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2014). "Acharax Dall, 1908". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2014). "Solemya Lamarck, 1818". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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