''Gastrochaena'' is a
genus
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of saltwater clams,
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bivalve
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molluscs
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in the family
Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs
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. The
type species
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of this genus is ''
Gastrochaena cuneiformis''.
Species
Species in the genus ''Gastrochaena'' include:
* ''
Gastrochaena brevis''
G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
* ''
Gastrochaena carteri''
Nielsen, 1986
* ''
Gastrochaena cuneiformis''
Spengler, 1783
* ''
Gastrochaena denticulata''
Deshayes, 1855
* ''
Gastrochaena difficilis''
Deshayes, 1855
* ''
Gastrochaena frondosa''
Cotton, 1934
* ''
Gastrochaena humilis''
Deshayes, 1855
* ''
Gastrochaena kanaka''
Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
* ''
Gastrochaena macroschisma''
Deshayes, 1855
* ''
Gastrochaena ovata''
Sowerby I, 1834
* ''
Gastrochaena philippinensis''
Deshayes, 1855
* ''
Gastrochaena spathulata''
Deshayes, 1855
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Huber M. (2010) ''Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research''. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
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Gastrochaenidae
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