Periplomatidae
family of bivalves
Periplomatidae is a family of large marine bivalves of the Anomalodesmata order.
Genera and species
Albimanus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935
Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
Halistrepta Dall, 1904
Halistrepta sulcata (Dall, 1904) – sulcate spoonclam
Offadesma Dall, 1904
Offadesma angasi (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
Pendaloma Iredale, 1930
Periploma Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
Aperiploma Habe, 1952: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
Bontaea T. Brown, 1844: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
Galaxura Leach in Gray, 1852: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
Takashia Bernard, 1989: synonym of Pendaloma Iredale, 1930
References
"Periplomatidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
Valentich-Scott, P. & Coan E.V. (2010). "Three new species of Periploma (Bivalvia, Periplomatidae) from the Panamic Province." Zootaxa 2673 (2010): 65–68.
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru.
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