Mactra Guidoi
''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.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mactra Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138158 on 2021-06-03 The word "trough" in the common name refers to the fact that all ''Mactra'' shells have a large ligamental pit at the hinge line, which in life contains a large internal ligament. Most bivalves in other families have an external ligament instead. Species * ''Mactra chinensis'' Philippi, 1846 * ''Mactra glabrata'' Linnaeus, 1767 * ''Mactra glauca'' Born, 1778 * ''Mactra grandis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Mactra guidoi'' Signorelli & F. Scarabino, 2010 * ''Mactra isabelleana'' d'Orbiginny, 1846 * ''Mactra lilacea'' Lamarck, 1818 * ''Mactra quadrangularis'' Reeve, 1854 * ''Mactra sauliana'' Gray, 1838 * ''Mactra stu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mactra Stultorum
''Mactra stultorum'', previously sometimes known as ''Mactra corallina'', is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells. Distribution This species lives in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean coasts, and the west coast of Europe, from Norway to the Iberian Peninsula, and south to Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠.... Habitat This bivalve lives on sandy (rarely soft) bottoms at depths of between 5 and 30 m, although the shell is very often found on beaches, where it has been cast up by wave action. Shell description This species has a very thin and delicate shell, which has concentric growth lines and sometimes also has colored radiating bands, hence its common name, the ''rayed trough shell''. T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mactra Quadrangularis
''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.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mactra Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138158 on 2021-06-03 The word "trough" in the common name refers to the fact that all ''Mactra'' shells have a large ligamental pit at the hinge line, which in life contains a large internal ligament. Most bivalves in other families have an external ligament instead. Species * ''Mactra chinensis'' Philippi, 1846 * '' Mactra glabrata'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Mactra glauca'' Born, 1778 * '' Mactra grandis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Mactra guidoi'' Signorelli & F. Scarabino, 2010 * '' Mactra isabelleana'' d'Orbiginny, 1846 * '' Mactra lilacea'' Lamarck, 1818 * '' Mactra quadrangularis'' Reeve, 1854 * '' Mactra sauliana'' Gray, 1838 * ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scissodesma Nitida
''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Description These clams have two short siphons, each with a horny sheath. The shell is shaped like a rounded- .... The species of this genus are found in Africa. Species: *'' Scissodesma acutissima'' *'' Scissodesma (Crepispisula) amekiensis'' *'' Scissodesma angolensis'' *'' Scissodesma micronitida'' *'' Scissodesma nitida'' *'' Scissodesma spengleri'' References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. External links Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of Natural Histor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spisula Murchisoni
''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. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spisula Gray, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138159 on 2022-06-20 Species Species in the genus ''Spisula'' include: * '' Spisula adamsi'' Olsson, 1961 * '' Spisula austini'' Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 * †'' Spisula bernayi'' (Cossmann, 1886) * †'' Spisula brombachensis'' S. Schneider & Mandic, 2014 * †''Spisula couttsi'' Marwick, 1948 * †'' Spisula crassitesta'' (Finlay, 1927) * '' Spisula discors'' (Gray, 1837) * '' Spisula elliptica'' (T. Brown, 1827) * '' Spisula murchisoni'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Spisula raveneli'' (Conrad, 1832) * ''Spisula sachalinensis'' (Schrenck, 1862) * ''Spisula solida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Spisula solidissima'' (Dillwyn, 1817) â ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scissodesma Micronitida
''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae. The species of this genus are found in Africa. Species: *'' Scissodesma acutissima'' *'' Scissodesma (Crepispisula) amekiensis'' *'' Scissodesma angolensis'' *'' Scissodesma micronitida'' *''Scissodesma nitida ''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Descr ...'' *'' Scissodesma spengleri'' References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. External links Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of Natural History ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spisula Discors
''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. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spisula Gray, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138159 on 2022-06-20 Species Species in the genus ''Spisula'' include: * '' Spisula adamsi'' Olsson, 1961 * '' Spisula austini'' Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 * †'' Spisula bernayi'' (Cossmann, 1886) * †'' Spisula brombachensis'' S. Schneider & Mandic, 2014 * †''Spisula couttsi'' Marwick, 1948 * †'' Spisula crassitesta'' (Finlay, 1927) * '' Spisula discors'' (Gray, 1837) * '' Spisula elliptica'' (T. Brown, 1827) * ''Spisula murchisoni'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Spisula raveneli'' (Conrad, 1832) * ''Spisula sachalinensis'' (Schrenck, 1862) * ''Spisula solida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Spisula solidissima'' (Dillwyn, 1817) †... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scissodesma Angolensis
''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae. The species of this genus are found in Africa. Species: *'' Scissodesma acutissima'' *'' Scissodesma (Crepispisula) amekiensis'' *'' Scissodesma angolensis'' *''Scissodesma micronitida'' *''Scissodesma nitida ''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Descr ...'' *'' Scissodesma spengleri'' References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. External links Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of Natural History, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scissodesma Acutissima
''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae. The species of this genus are found in Africa. Species: *'' Scissodesma acutissima'' *'' Scissodesma (Crepispisula) amekiensis'' *''Scissodesma angolensis'' *''Scissodesma micronitida'' *''Scissodesma nitida ''Scissodesma'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Descr ...'' *'' Scissodesma spengleri'' References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. External links Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of Natural History, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mactra Glauca2
''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.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mactra Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138158 on 2021-06-03 The word "trough" in the common name refers to the fact that all ''Mactra'' shells have a large ligamental pit at the hinge line, which in life contains a large internal ligament. Most bivalves in other families have an external ligament instead. Species * ''Mactra chinensis'' Philippi, 1846 * '' Mactra glabrata'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Mactra glauca'' Born, 1778 * '' Mactra grandis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Mactra guidoi'' Signorelli & F. Scarabino, 2010 * '' Mactra isabelleana'' d'Orbiginny, 1846 * '' Mactra lilacea'' Lamarck, 1818 * ''Mactra quadrangularis'' Reeve, 1854 * '' Mactra sauliana'' Gray, 1838 * '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |