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Family: Cyrenidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Batissa laevigata
[]

FAO

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Batissa violacea(Lamarck, 1806)

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Batissa violacea
[Violet batissa]
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Corbicula australis
[]
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Corbicula fluminalis
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm SHL
 
Corbicula fluminea
[Asian clam]
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Max. Length 4 cm SHL
 
Corbicula japonica
[Japanese Corbicula]
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Corbicula leana
[]
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Corbicula manilensis
[Asiatic clam]
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Cryenobatissa subsulcata
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Cyanocyclas rotunda
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Geloina bengalensis(Lamarck, 1818)

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Geloina bengalensis
[Bengali geloina]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Geloina expansa(Mousson, 1849)

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Geloina expansa
[Broad geloina]

FAO

Western Central Atlantic

Polymesoda arctata(Deshayes, 1854)

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Polymesoda arctata
[Slender marsh clam]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Polymesoda caroliniana(Bosc, 1801)

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Polymesoda caroliniana
[Carolina marshclam]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SHL
Polymesoda erosa(Solander, 1786)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Polymesoda erosa
[Common geloina]
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Polymesoda inflata
[Inflated marsh clam]
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Polymesoda maritima
[Southern marshclam]
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Polymesoda neubaueri
[]
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Polymesoda sumatrensis
[]

FAO

Western Central Atlantic

Polymesoda triangula(Philippi, 1849)

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Polymesoda triangula
[Triangular marsh clam]
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Villorita cyprinoides
[Black clam]


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