''Hiatella'' is a

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of small saltwater clams,

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

molluscs in the family

Hiatellidae Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This family is placed in the order Adapedonta.Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J. ...

Ecology

These bivalves are stationary

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s. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, instead they nestle in holes created by other organisms, or in other crevices. They may also live nestled within the holdfasts of kelps, within other organisms such as sponges, or partly buried in a sandy sediment.

Species

The number of species in the genus is unclear, and their unequivocal identification can be difficult. The following species are listed in MolluscaBase/

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Hiatella antarctica ''Hiatella'' is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae. Ecology These bivalves are stationary suspension feeders. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, i ...

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''

Hiatella arctica ''Hiatella arctica'', known as the wrinkled rock-borer, the arctic hiatella or the arctic saxicave, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae. The white shell of this mollusc is thick and more or less r ...

'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) (= ''Hiatella striata'' (Fleuriau, 1802) = ''Hiatella pholadis'' ( Linnaeus, 1771)) * '' Hiatella arenacea'' (E.A. Smith, 1910) * '' Hiatella australis'' (Lamarck, 1818) * '' Hiatella azaria'' Dall, 1881 * '' Hiatella rugosa'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) (= ''Hiatella gallicana'' (Lamarck, 1818)) * '' Hiatella glaciana'' * '' Hiatella pholadis'' * ''

Hiatella striata ''Hiatella'' is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae. Ecology These bivalves are stationary suspension feeders. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, i ...

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, at least 13 different species of ''Hiatella'' were distinguished, but the correspondence between those taxa and the formal species names was not resolved.Laakkonen, Hanna; Strelkov, Petr; Väinölä, Risto (2015
Molecular lineage diversity and inter-oceanic biogeographical history in ''Hiatella'' (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
'' Zoologica Scripta'' 44: 383-402. DOI:10.1111/zsc.12105

References

Hiatellidae Bivalve genera Taxa named by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc {{bivalve-stub