''Idas'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of saltwater clams,
marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s in the family
Mytilidae
Mytilidae are a family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida. One of the genera, ''Limnoperna'', even inhabits freshwater environments. The order has only this one family which contains some 52 gen ...
, the mussels.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
lists the following species:
[
* '' Idas argenteus'' Jeffreys, 1876
* '' Idas coppingeri'' (E. A. Smith, 1885)
* '' Idas cristiani'' Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
* '']Idas cylindricus
In Greek mythology, Idas (; grc, Ἴδας, Ídas), was a Messinia, Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts, a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and contender with the gods. Idas was described as keen and spirited.Gaius Juli ...
'' Pelorce & Poutiers, 2009
* '' Idas dalli'' E. A. Smith, 1885
* '' Idas emmae'' Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
* '' Idas filippoi'' Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
* '' Idas ghisottii'' Warén & Carrozza, 1990
* ''Idas indicus
In Greek mythology, Idas (; grc, Ἴδας, Ídas), was a Messinia, Messenian prince. He was one of the Argonauts, a participant in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and contender with the gods. Idas was described as keen and spirited.Gaius Juli ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1904)
* '' Idas jaclinae'' Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
* '' Idas japonicus'' (Habe, 1976)
* '' Idas lamellosus'' Verrill, 1882
* '' Idas macdonaldi'' Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
* '' Idas modiolaeformis'' (Sturany, 1896)
* '' Idas olympicus'' Kiel & Goedaert, 2007 †
* ''Idas simpsoni
'' Idas simpsoni'', previously known as ''Adipicola simpsoni'', is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. It is a deepwater species and is only found attached to the bones of dead whales.
Hist ...
'' (J. T. Marshall, 1900)
* '' Idas washingtonius'' (Bernard, 1978)
References
* Bernard F.R. (1978). New bivalve Mollusca, subclass Pteriomorpha, from the Northeastern Pacific. Venus. 37: 61-75
* Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer. xiii + 256 pp.
* Giusti Fr., Mietto P. & Sbrana C., 2012. Il genere Idas (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae) in Mediterraneo, con la descrizione di quattro nuove specie. Bollettino Malacologico, 48(2): 122–135
* Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp
External links
effreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the Pecten, Mytilus and Arca families, procured in the Valorous expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 18: 424-436
Iredale, T. (1915). Notes on the names of some British marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 11(6): 329-342.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Mytilidae
Bivalve genera
{{Mytilidae-stub