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Family: Vesicomyidae



(See list of species below)


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32 species (see list below)
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Abyssogena southwardae
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Akebiconcha kawamurai
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Callogonia leeana
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Calyptogena extenta
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Calyptogena gigas
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Calyptogena magnifica
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Calyptogena nankaiensis
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Calyptogena okutanii
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Calyptogena pacifica
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Max. Length 11.4 cm DL
 
Calyptogena ponderosa
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Calyptogena solidissima
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Calyptogena starobogatovi
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Calyptogena tuerkayi
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Ectenagena elongata
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Max. Length 9.7 cm DL
 
Ectenagena modioliforma
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Isorropodon elongatus
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Isorropodon perplexum
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Laubiericoncha myriamae
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Phreagena edisonensis
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Pliocardia crenulomarginata
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Vesicomya atlantica
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Vesicomya bruuni
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Vesicomya caribbea
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Max. Length 6.3 cm DL
 
Vesicomya cordata
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Vesicomya gigas
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Vesicomya pilula
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Vesicomya sirenkoi
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Vesicomya venusta
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Vesicomya vesica
[Fat vesicomya]
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Waisiuconcha helios
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Wareniconcha guineensis
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Wareniconcha lepta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abyssogena southwardae Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 2010
Akebiconcha kawamurai Western Pacific. 1943
Callogonia leeana Atlantic Ocean and Wester 1889
Calyptogena extenta Northeast Pacific. 1996
Calyptogena gigas Pacific Ocean. 1896
Calyptogena magnifica Pacific Ocean. 1980
Calyptogena nankaiensis Northwest Pacific. 1996
Calyptogena okutanii Northwest Pacific. 1997
Calyptogena pacifica Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1891
Calyptogena ponderosa Western Atlantic. 11.4 DL 1968
Calyptogena solidissima Northwest Pacific. 1992
Calyptogena starobogatovi Northeast Pacific 2006
Calyptogena tuerkayi Western Central Pacific 2006
Ectenagena elongata Eastern Pacific 1916
Ectenagena modioliforma Western Atlantic. 9.7 DL 1968
Isorropodon elongatus Atlantic Ocean. 0.2 DL 2001
Isorropodon perplexum Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1896
Laubiericoncha myriamae Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 2008
Phreagena edisonensis Western Central Pacific. 2004
Pliocardia crenulomarginata Indo-West Pacific. 2002
Vesicomya atlantica Atlantic Ocean 1885
Vesicomya bruuni Atlantic Ocean 1969
Vesicomya caribbea Western Atlantic. 1967
Vesicomya cordata Western Atlantic 6.3 DL 1968
Vesicomya gigas Pacific Ocean. 1896
Vesicomya pilula Western Atlantic 0.3 DL 1881
Vesicomya sirenkoi Antarctic Pacific and Ant 1998
Vesicomya venusta Western Atlantic. 1886
Vesicomya vesica Fat vesicomya North America. 2.2 DL 1886
Waisiuconcha helios Western Central Pacific 2006
Wareniconcha guineensis Eastern Atlantic and Indo 1931
Wareniconcha lepta Eastern Central Pacific 1896



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