Lasaeidae is a family of very 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 ...

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 ...

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Galeommatida Galeommatida is an order of bivalves belonging to the class Bivalvia. Families: * Basterotiidae * Galeommatidae Galeommatidae is a family of small and very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. Genera ...

. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is '' Kellia''.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Lasaeidae include: * '' Aligena'' I. Lea, 1843 ** '' Aligena diegoana'' Hertlein and Grant, 1972 ** '' Aligena elevata'' (Stimpson, 1851) ** '' Aligena texasiana'' Harry, 1969 * ''

Arthritica ''Arthritica'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand. Species: *'' Arthritica ambotruncata'' *'' Arthritica bifurca'' *''Arthritica crassiformis ''Arthri ...

'' Finlay, 1927 ** ''

Arthritica bifurca Description ''Arthritica bifurca'' is a hermaphroditic bivalve mollusc, with a shell length of approximately 6mm. ''Arthritica bifurca'' has D-shaped larvae. Distribution ''Arthritica bifurca'' is found free-living in mud or muddy sand habitats ...

'' (Webster, 1908) ** ''

Arthritica crassiformis ''Arthritica crassiformis'' is a species of small marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Lasaeidae. References

* Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCollins, William ...

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, 1933 ** ''

Arthritica hulmei ''Arthritica'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand. Species: *'' Arthritica ambotruncata'' *'' Arthritica bifurca'' *''Arthritica crassiformis ''Arthri ...

'' Ponder, 1965 * '' Boreacola'' Bernard, 1979 ** '' Boreacola dawsoni'' (Jeffreys, 1864) ** '' Boreacola vadosus'' Bernard, 1979 * '' Bornia''

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, 1836 ** '' Bornia longipes'' (Stimpson, 1855) ** '' Bornia sebetia'' Costa, 1829 * '' Borniola'' Iredale, 1924 ** '' Borniola bidentifera'' (

, 1933) ** '' Borniola decapitata'' (

, 1939) ** '' Borniola neozelanica''

, 1937 ** '' Borniola powelli'' Crozier, 1966 ** '' Borniola profunda'' (

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, 1952) ** '' Borniola quadrata'' (

, 1956) ** '' Borniola reniformis'' (

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, 1908) ** '' Borniola taieriensis'' (

, 1939) * '' Borniopsis'' Habe, 1959 * '' Decipula'' Jeffreys, 1881 ** '' Decipula tenella'' (Loven, 1846) * ''

Entovalva ''Entovalva'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. Species: *'' Entovalva amboinensis'' *'' Entovalva lessonothuriae'' *'' Entovalva mirabilis'' *''Entovalva nhatrangensis ''Entovalva nhatrangensis'' is a species of s ...

'' Voeltzkow, 1890 ** ''

Entovalva amboinensis ''Entovalva'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. Species: *'' Entovalva amboinensis'' *'' Entovalva lessonothuriae'' *'' Entovalva mirabilis'' *''Entovalva nhatrangensis ''Entovalva nhatrangensis'' is a species of s ...

'' (Spärck, 1931) ** ''

Entovalva lessonothuriae ''Entovalva'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. Species: *'' Entovalva amboinensis'' *'' Entovalva lessonothuriae'' *'' Entovalva mirabilis'' *''Entovalva nhatrangensis ''Entovalva nhatrangensis'' is a species of ...

'' Kato, 1999 ** ''

Entovalva mirabilis ''Entovalva'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lasaeidae. Species: *''Entovalva amboinensis'' *''Entovalva lessonothuriae'' *'' Entovalva mirabilis'' *''Entovalva nhatrangensis ''Entovalva nhatrangensis'' is a species of sma ...

'' Voeltzkow, 1890 ** ''

Entovalva nhatrangensis ''Entovalva nhatrangensis'' is a species of small marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It was first described in 2010 and its specific name ''"nhatrangensis"'' derives from the locality where it was originally found, Nha Trang Bay i ...

'' Bristow, Berland, Schander & Vo, 2010 ** '' Entovalva perrieri'' (Malard, 1903) * '' Erycina'' Lamarck, 1805 ** ''

Erycina balliana ''Erycina'' may refer to: * ''Erycina'' (bivalve), a genus in the family Lasaeidae * ''Erycina'' (plant), a flowering plant genus in the family Orchidaceae * Venus Erycina ("Venus of Eryx"), a name for the Roman goddess Venus See also * Erycin ...

'' Dall, 1916 ** '' Erycina coronata'' Dall, 1916 ** '' Erycina emmonsi'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Erycina linella'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Erycina periscopiana'' Dall, 1899 * '' Isorobitella'' Keen, 1962 ** '' Isorobitella trigonalis'' (

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, 1857) * '' Kellia'' Turton, 1822 ** '' Kellia cycladea'' S. V. Wood, 1844 ** '' Kellia cycladiformis'' Deshayes, 1834 ** ''

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'' Ponder, 1971 ** ''

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'' ( Montagu, 1803) * ''

Lasaea Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

'' T. Brown, 1827 ** '' Lasaea adansoni'' (

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, 1791) ** '' Lasaea cistula'' Keen, 1938 ** ''

Lasaea maoria Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

'' (

, 1933) ** ''

Lasaea parengaensis Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

, 1935 ** ''

Lasaea rubra ''Lasaea rubra'' is a species of small marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It is found on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean. This species was first described in 1803 by the English naturalist George Montagu who gave it the name ...

'' ( Montagu, 1803) ** ''

Lasaea rubra hinemoa Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

'' Finlay, 1928 ** ''

Lasaea rubra rossiana Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

'' Finlay, 1928 ** ''

Lasaea subviridis Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...

'' Dall, 1899 * ''

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'' Turton, 1822 ** ''

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'' (Jeffreys, 1872) ** ''

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'' Say, 1826 ** '' Lepton meroeum''

, 1864 ** '' Lepton nitidum'' ** '' Lepton squamosum'' ( Montagu, 1803) * '' Mancikellia'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Mancikellia pumila'' (S. V. Wood, 1850) * '' Melliteryx'' Iredale, 1924 ** '' Melliteryx parva'' Deshayes, 1856 * '' Montacuta'' Turton, 1822 ** '' Montacuta dawsoni'' Jeffreys, 1864 ** '' Montacuta donacina'' (S. V. Wood, 1802) ** '' Montacuta elevata'' ** '' Montacuta ferruginosa'' ** '' Montacuta limpida'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Montacuta minuscula'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Montacuta percompressa'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Montacuta planata'' ** '' Montacuta semiradiata neozelanica'' (

, 1956) ** ''

Montacuta substriata ''Montacuta substriata'' is a species of small marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It is found on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean where it is often associated with a sea urchin, such as ''Spatangus purpureus''. This species w ...

'' ( Montagu, 1808) ** '' Montacuta voringi'' Friele, 1877 * '' Myllita'' d'Orbigny and Récluz, 1850 ** ''

Myllita stowei ''Myllita stowei'' is a species of bivalve, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It was first described as ''Pythina stowei'' by Frederick Wollaston Hutton in 1873, and recategorised as ''Myllita stowei'' in 1913 ...

'' ( Hutton, 1873) * '' Myllitella'' Finlay, 1927 ** '' Myllitella vivens vivens'' Finlay, 1927 ** '' Myllitella vivens pinguis''

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, 1928 * '' Mysella'' Angas, 1877 ** '' Mysella aleutica'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Mysella alpha''

, 1937 ** '' Mysella aupouria''

, 1937 ** '' Mysella beringensis'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Mysella beta''

, 1937 ** '' Mysella bidentata'' ** '' Mysella casta'' (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898) ** '' Mysella charcoti'' (Lamy, 1906) ** '' Mysella compressa'' ( Dall, 1913) ** '' Mysella dawsoni'' (Jeffreys, 1864) ** '' Mysella golischi'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Mysella grebnitzkii'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Mysella grippi'' ( Dall, 1912) ** '' Mysella henryi'' Fleming, 1948 ** '' Mysella hounselli''

, 1931 ** '' Mysella lachlani''

, 1952 ** '' Mysella larochei''

, 1940 ** '' Mysella macquariensis'' (Hedley, 1916) ** '' Mysella moelleri'' ( Mörch, 1875) ** '' Mysella morioria''

, 1952 ** '' Mysella ovata'' (Jeffreys, 1881) ** '' Mysella pedroana'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Mysella planata'' (Krause, 1885) ** '' Mysella planulata'' (Stimpson, 1851) ** '' Mysella sovialiki'' ** '' Mysella striatula'' A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 ** '' Mysella tellinula'' ( Odhner, 1924) ** '' Mysella triquetra'' (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898) ** '' Mysella tumida'' (

, 1864) ** '' Mysella tumidula'' (Jeffreys, 1866) ** '' Mysella unidentata'' ( Odhner, 1924) * '' Neaeromya'' Gabe, 1873 ** '' Neaeromya chacei'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Neaeromya compressa'' ( Dall, 1899) ** '' Neaeromya floridana'' ( Dall, 1899) ** '' Neaeromya myaciformis'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Neaeromya rugifera'' (

, 1864) ** '' Neaeromya stearnsi'' ( Dall, 1899) * '' Odontogena''

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, 1964 ** '' Odontogena borealis''

, 1964 * '' Orobitella'' Dall, 1900 ** '' Orobitella bakeri'' ( Dall, 1916) ** '' Orobitella californica'' ( Dall, 1899) ** '' Orobitella floridana'' ( Dall, 1899) ** '' Orobitella limpida'' ( Dall, 1899) * '' Parabornia'' Boss, 1965 ** '' Parabornia squillina'' Boss, 1965 * '' Planktomya'' Simroth, 1896 ** '' Planktomya henseni'' Simroth, 1896 * '' Platomysia'' Habe, 1951 ** '' Platomysia rugata'' Habe, 1951 * '' Pristes''

, 1864 **'' Pristes oblongus''

, 1864 – chiton clam * '' Pseudopythina'' P. Fischer, 1884 * '' Pythinella'' Dall, 1899 ** '' Pythinella cuneata'' (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898) * '' Rhamphidonta'' Bernard, 1975 **'' Rhamphidonta retifera'' ( Dall, 1899) – netted kellyclam * ''

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'' Velain, 1878 ** ''

Rochefortia compressa ''Rochefortia'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Boraginaceae. Its species are native to North America, the Caribbean, and South America. Species Species include: * ''Rochefortia acanthophora'' (syn: ''Ehretia acanthophora'') − ( ...

'' Dall, 1913 ** ''

Rochefortia grippi ''Rochefortia'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Boraginaceae. Its species are native to North America, the Caribbean, and South America. Species Species include: * ''Rochefortia acanthophora'' (syn: ''Ehretia acanthophora'') − (DC.) ...

'' Dall, 1912 ** '' Rochefortia tumida'' (

, 1864) * '' Semierycina'' Monterosato, 1911 ** '' Semierycina nitida'' ( Turton, 1822) ** '' Semierycina tenera'' (Jeffreys, 1881) * '' Tellimya'' Brown, 1827 ** ''

Tellimya ferruginosa ''Tellimya ferruginosa'' is a species of small marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It is found on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean. Bivalves are molluscs with a body compressed between two usually similar shell valves joined ...

'' ( Montagu, 1803) ** '' Tellimya phascolionis'' (Dautzenberg and Fischer, 1925) ** '' Tellimya vitrea aupouria'' Ponder, 1968 * '' Tomburchus'' W. H. Harry, 1969 ** '' Tomburchus redondoensis'' (Burch, 1941)

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
J. Lützen, B. Berland & G.A.Bristow, Morphology of an endosymbiotic bivalve, Entovalva nhatrangensis (Bristow, Berland, Schander & Vo, 2010) (Galeommatoidea); Molluscan Research 31(2): 114–124 ; ISSN 1323-5818
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3014893 Taxa named by John Edward Gray Bivalve families