Spisula

<i>Spisula</i>

Spisula

Genus of bivalves

Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells. [1]

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Stimpson's surf clam (Mactromeris polynyma) as sashimi

Species

Species in the genus Spisula include:

  • Spisula adamsi Olsson, 1961
  • Spisula austini Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
  • †Spisula bernayi (Cossmann, 1886)
  • † Spisula brombachensis S. Schneider & Mandic, 2014
  • † Spisula couttsi Marwick, 1948
  • † Spisula crassitesta (Finlay, 1927)
  • Spisula discors (Gray, 1837)
  • Spisula elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
  • Spisula murchisoni (Reeve, 1854)
  • Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
  • Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
  • Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) – Atlantic surfclam
  • Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
  • Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
  • † Spisula voyi (Gabb, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Spisula adelaidae Angas, 1865: synonym of Anapella cycladea (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Spisula aequilateralis (Deshayes, 1854) – Triangle shell: synonym of Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)
  • Spisula alaskana Dall, 1921: synonym of Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Spisula aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of Oxyperas aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of Oxyperas aspersum'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Spisula belliana W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: synonym of Oxyperas belliana (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915): synonym of Oxyperas bellianum (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
  • Spisula bernardi Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of Oxyperas bernardi (Pilsbry, 1904)
  • Spisula camaronis Dall, 1921: synonym of Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
  • Spisula catilliformis Conrad, 1867: synonym of Mactromeris catilliformis (Conrad, 1867)
  • Spisula cretacea Angas, 1868: synonym of Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Spisula dolabriformis Conrad, 1867: synonym of Simomactra dolabriformis (Conrad, 1867) (original combination)
  • Spisula fragilis Gray, 1837: synonym of Standella pellucida (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Spisula hemphillii (Dall, 1894): synonym of Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
  • Spisula isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1846): synonym of Mactra isabelleana d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Spisula lamarckii Gray, 1837: synonym of Eastonia rugosa (Helbling, 1779)
  • Spisula lentiginosa Gould, 1852: synonym of Oxyperas lentiginosa (Gould, 1852): synonym of Oxyperas lentiginosum (Gould, 1852)
  • Spisula longa Dall, 1921: synonym of Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
  • Spisula marplatensis (Doello-Jurado, 1949): synonym of Mactra marplatensis Doello-Jurado, 1949
  • Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817) : synonym of Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Spisula ovata Gray, 1843: synonym of Cyclomactra ovata (Gray, 1843)
  • Spisula petitii (d'Orbigny, 1846): synonym of Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Spisula polynyma (Stimpson, 1860): synonym of Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Spisula producta Angas, 1868: synonym of Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Spisula richmondi (Dall, 1894): synonym of Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Spisula sayii Gray, 1837: synonym of Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
  • Spisula solanderi J.E. Gray, 1837: synonym of Eastonia solanderi (J. E. Gray, 1837)
  • Spisula strongi T. A. Burch, 1945: synonym of Simomactra planulata (Conrad, 1837)
  • Spisula triangula (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
  • Spisula vladivostokensis Bartsch, 1929: synonym of Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Spisula voji [sic]: synonym of † Spisula voyi (Gabb, 1866)
  • Spisula williamsi (Berry, 1960): synonym of Spisula adamsi Olsson, 1961

References

  1. [1]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spisula Gray, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138159 on 2022-06-20
  • "Spisula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Marwick J. (1948). Lower Pliocene Mollusca from Otahuhu, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin. 16: 38 pp., 8 pl.
  • 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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