Spisula

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Spisula
Spisula williamsi (MNHN-IM-2000-34899) 001.jpeg
One valve of Spisula adamsi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Spisula
Gray, 1837
Type species
Cardium solidumLinnaeus, 1758
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • HemimactraSwainson, 1840
  • NotospisulaIredale, 1930
  • Spisula (Hemimactra)Swainson, 1840 alternate representation
  • Spisula (Notospisula)Iredale, 1930
  • Spisula (Ruellia)Cossmann, 1913 · alternate representation
  • Spisula (Spisula)Gray, 1837 · alternate representation
  • Spisula (Spisulona)Marwick, 1948 · alternate representation
  • SpisulinaP. Fischer, 1887
  • SpisulonaMarwick, 1948
Stimpson's surf clam (Mactromeris polynyma) as sashimi Mactromeris polynyma, surf clam sashimi.jpg
Stimpson's surf clam (Mactromeris polynyma) as sashimi

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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Species

Species in the genus Spisula include:

Synonyms

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References

  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