Pandora (bivalve)

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Pandora
Pandora trilineata (I1290) (29527556392).jpg
Shell of Pandora trilineata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subterclass: Heterodonta
Family: Pandoridae
Genus: Pandora
Bruguière, 1797
Type species
Solen inaequivalvis
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • CalopodiumRöding, 1798
  • KennerleyaP. Fischer, 1887 (unjustified emmendation for KennerliaCarpenter, 1864)
  • KennerleyiaDall, 1903 (unjustified emmendation for KennerliaCarpenter, 1864)
  • KennerliaCarpenter, 1864
  • Kennerlyia Dall, 1915 (unjustified emmendation for Kennerlia Carpenter, 1864)
  • Pandora (Kennerlia)Carpenter, 1864
  • Pandora (Pandora)Bruguière, 1797· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pandora (Pandorella)Conrad, 1863· accepted, alternate representation
  • PandorellaConrad, 1863
  • TrutinaT. Brown, 1827

Pandora is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalves in the family Pandoridae. [1]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pandora Bruguière, 1797. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138310 on 2021-11-30
  2. Dall W. H. (September) 1886. Rep. Blake. Moll. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., XII, page 312.
  3. Simpson C. T. 1885-1889. Contributions to the Mollusca of Florida. Proceeding Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, volume V., 45-72. page 69.