Vesicomyidae

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Vesicomyidae
Vesicomya galatheae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Glossoidea
Family: Vesicomyidae
Dall
& Simpson, 1901

Vesicomyidae is a

molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.[1]

Genera and species

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

Subfamily Pliocardiinae Woodring, 1925
Subfamily Vesicomyinae Dall & Simpson, 1901
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.

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