| Trinitasia | |
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| Shell of Trinitasia iheringi (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Trinitasia Gray, 1853 |
| Species | |
See text. | |
Trinitasia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mactridae. [1]
This marine species occurs off Brazil.
Venerida is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs. This order includes many familiar groups such as many clams that are valued for food and a number of freshwater bivalves.
Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
Dosinia anus, commonly named the ringed dosinia, coarse dosinia, coarse biscuit shell and tuangi-haruru, in the Māori language, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. The species is common to both of the main islands of New Zealand, where it is the largest and heaviest species in the genus, occasionally exceeding 80 mm in diameter. It buries itself in clean fine sandy substrata, sub-tidally down to 15 m deep.
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Mactra is a large genus of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks or clams, commonly known as trough shells or duck clams. Mactra is the type genus within the family Mactridae.
Columbariidae, known as pagoda shells, are a family of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. Some 60 extant species have been described.
Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the subfazmily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
Crassula aequilatera, known as the triangle shell, is a surf clam, a moderately large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae.
Zenatia is a genus of medium-sized clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mactridae.
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.
Cerionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.
Platydoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. These nudibranchs are large and often brightly coloured, but normally live concealed beneath rocks or loose coral, feeding on sponges. During the night they become more active, searching for new food sources or mates. Many species were described in the 19th century and a revision in 2002 added six new species.
Aphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Ithycythara is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Antillophos smithi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.
Rangia is a genus of bivalve molluscs or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.
Plagiodontes is a recent genus of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Odontostomidae.
Mulinia cleryana is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean as far south as Brazil.
Conus (Atlanticonus) is a taxon of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. Although formerly described as a distinct subgenus, it is currently considered as an alternative representation of the cone snail genus, Conus.
Goniofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.