Vesicomyidae

Vesicomyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the superfamily Glossoidea.^[1]

Genera and species

Genera, and some selected species, within the family Vesicomyidae are:

Abyssogena Krylova, Sahling & R. Janssen, 2010
Archivesica Dall, 1908
Austrogena Krylova, Sellanes, F. Valdés & D'Elía, 2014
Callogonia Dall, 1889
Calyptogena Dall, 1891
- Calyptogena magnifica
- Calyptogena pacifica Dall, 1891
Christineconcha Krylova & Cosel, 2011
† Cytherocardia Sacco, 1900
Ectenagena Woodring, 1938
Elenaconcha Cosel & Olu, 2009
† Hubertschenckia Takeda, 1953
Isorropodon Sturany, 1896
Laubiericoncha von Cosel & Olu, 2008
- Laubiericoncha angulata (Dall, 1896) (formerly in Vesicomya)
- Laubiericoncha chuni (Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931) (formerly in Vesicomya)
- Laubiericoncha myriamae von Cosel & Olu, 2008
- Laubiericoncha suavis (Dall, 1913) (formerly in Vesicomya)
- Laubiericoncha sp. 'Edison Seamount'
- Laubiericoncha sp. 'Gakkel Ridge'
† Notocalyptogena Amano, Saether, C. Little & K.A. Campbell, 2014
Phreagena Woodring, 1938
Pleurophopsis Van Winkle, 1919 (fossil, nomen dubium, sometimes included in Calyptogena)
- "Pleurophopsis" peruviana Olsson, 1931 (fossil)
- "Pleurophopsis" unioides Van Winkle, 1919 (fossil)
Pliocardia Woodring, 1925
Turneroconcha Krylova & Sahling, 2020
Waisiuconcha Beets, 1942
Wareniconcha Cosel & Olu, 2009

† Adulomya Kuroda, 1931 (includes Ectenagenasynonym of Pleurophopsis)
- † Adulomya elongata (Dall, 1916)
- † Adulomya extenta (Krylova & Moskalev, 1996)
- † Adulomya phaseoliformis (Métivier, Okutani & Ohta, 1986)
- † Adulomya kaikoi (Okutani & Métivier, 1986)
- † Adulomya uchimuraensis Kuroda, 1931 : synonym of † Pleurophopsis uchimuraensis (Kuroda, 1931) (original combination)
Akebiconcha Kuroda, 1943: synonym of Archivesica Dall, 1908
Laubiericoncha Cosel & Olu, 2008: synonym of Archivesica Dall, 1908
Pleurophoropsis Cossmann, 1920: synonym of Pleurophopsis van Winkle, 1919 (unjustified emendation of Pleurophopsis)

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23140 on 2022-02-01

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Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58
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