This is a list of the marine Mollusca Bivalvia recorded from Ireland. It is part of the

List of marine molluscs of Ireland The list of marine molluscs of Ireland is a list of marine species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Ireland. Their habitats include littoral, mesopelagic, pelagic, oceanic zone, benthic, deep ocean water and deep sea. Class Aplacopho ...

. The list includes species from the Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m); Bathyal (500 - 2000m); Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m) ;

Rockall Basin The Rockall Trough ( gd, Clais Sgeir Rocail) is a deep-water bathymetric feature to the northwest of Scotland and Ireland, running roughly from southwest to northeast, flanked on the north by the Rockall Plateau and to the south by the Porcu ...

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Porcupine Seabight The Porcupine Seabight or Porcupine Basin is a deep-water oceanic basin located on the continental margin in the northeastern portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It can be found in the southwestern offshore portion of Ireland and is part of a series o ...

Celtic Sea The Celtic Sea ; cy, Y Môr Celtaidd ; kw, An Mor Keltek ; br, Ar Mor Keltiek ; french: La mer Celtique is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel; other limits includ ...

, Taxonomy - Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010) CLASS BIVALVIA LINNAEUS, 1758 SUBCLASS PROTOBRANCHIA Order Nuculoida Dall, 1889 Superfamily Nuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824
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*Family Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824 **'' Brevinucula verrilli'' (Dall, 1886) **'' Ennucula corbuloides'' ( Seguenza, 1877) **'' Ennucula granulosa'' (Verrill, 1884) **'' Ennucula tenuis'' (Montagu, 1808) **'' Nucula atacellana'' Schenck, 1939 **'' Nucula hanleyi'' Winckworth, 1931 **'' Nucula nitidosa'' Winckworth, 1930 **'' Nucula nucleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Nucula sulcata ''Nucula'' is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae. Fossil records This genus is very ancient. Fossils are known from the Arenig to the Quaternary (age range: from 478.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils ...

'' Bronn, 1831 **'' Nucula tumidula'' Malm, 1861 Superfamily Pristiglomoidea Sanders & Allen, 1973 *Family Pristiglomidae Sanders & Allen, 1973 **'' Pristigloma alba'' (Sanders & Allen, 1973) **'' Pristigloma nitens'' (Jeffreys, 1876) Order Nuculanoida Carter, Campbell & Campbell, 2000 Superfamily Nuculanoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 *Family Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 pars

Yoldiidae Yoldiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida. Genera and species Genera and species within the family Yoldiidae include: * '' Megayoldia'' ** '' Megayoldia martyri ...

**'' Ledella messanensis'' (Jeffreys, 1870) **'' Ledella pustulosa'' (Jeffreys, 1876) **'' Ledella ultima'' (E A Smith, 1885) **'' Microgloma pusilla'' (Jeffreys, 1879) **'' Microgloma tumidula'' (Monterosato, 1880) **''

Nuculana minuta ''Nuculana minuta'', or the Minute nut clam, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculanidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador to Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and N ...

'' (Müller, 1776) **''

Nuculana pernula ''Nuculana pernula'', or Müller's nut clam, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculanidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts to Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; ...

'' (Müller, 1779) **'' Yoldiella curta'' Verrill & Bush, 1898 **'' Yoldiella fabula'' Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995 **'' Yoldiella incala'' Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995 **'' Yoldiella insculpta'' (Jeffreys, 1879) **'' Yoldiella jeffreysi'' (Hidalgo, 1877) **'' Yoldiella lucida'' (Lovén, 1846) **'' Yoldiella nana'' (M Sars, 1865) **'' Yoldiella philippiana'' (Nyst, 1844) **'' Yoldiella thaerella'' Killeen & Turner, 2009 **'' Yoldiella valorousae'' Killeen & Turner, 2009 *Family Malletiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 **'' Katadesmia cuneata'' (Jeffreys, 1876) **'' Malletia johnsoni'' Clark, 1961 *Family Neilonellidae Schileyko, 1989 **'' Neilonella latior'' (Jeffreys, 1876) *Family Siliculidae Allen & Sanders, 1973 **'' Silicula fragilis'' Jeffreys, 1879 *Family Bathyspinulidae Coan & Scott, 1997 **'' Bathyspinula subexcisa'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897) **'' Bathyspinula filatovae'' (Knudsen 1967) *Family Lametilidae Allen & Sanders, 1973 **'' Lametila abyssorum'' Allen & Sanders, 1973 AUTOLAMELLIBRANCHIATA Grobben, 1894 SUBCLASS PTERIOMORPHA Beurlen, 1944 Order Arcoida Stoliczka, 1870 Superfamily Arcoidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Arcidae Lamarck, 1809 **''

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'' Poli, 1795 **'' Asperarca nodulosa'' (Müller, 1776) **'' Bathyarca inaequisculpta'' (E A Smith, 1885) **'' Bathyarca pectunculoides'' (Scacchi, 1835) **'' Bathyarca philippiana'' (Nyst, 1848) **'' Bentharca asperula'' (Dall 1881) *Family Glycymerididae Dall, 1908 **'' Glycymeris glycymeris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *Family Noetiidae Steward, 1930 **''

Striarca lactea ''Striarca'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Noetiidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: * †'' Striarca africana'' * † '' Striarca angulata'' (Scott 1970) *'' Striarca centenaria'' * † '' Striarca compr ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Possible Superfamily Limopsoidea Dall, 1895 *Family Limopsidae Dall, 1895 **'' Limopsis aurita'' (Brocchi, 1814) **'' Limopsis cristata'' Jeffreys, 1876 **'' Limopsis minuta'' (Philippi, 1836) **'' Limopsis tenella'' Jeffreys, 1876 Order Mytiloida Férussac, 1822 Superfamily Mytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815 *Family Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815 **'' Crenella decussata'' (Montagu, 1808) **'' Dacrydium ockelmanni'' Mattson & Warén, 1977 **'' Gibbomodiola adriatica'' (Lamarck, 1819) **'' Idas argenteus'' Jeffreys, 1876 **''

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 ...

'' (Marshall, 1900) **'' Musculus subpictus'' (Cantraine, 1835) **'' Modiolula phaseolina'' (Philippi, 1844) **''

Modiolus barbatus ''Modiolus barbatus'', the bearded horse mussel, is a species of "horse mussel", a marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Mytilidae, the mussels. The fossil record of this species dates back to the Pliocene (age r ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Modiolus modiolus ''Modiolus modiolus'', common name northern horsemussel (Scottish Gaelic: , Scots: ), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae. Description ''Modiolus modiolus'' is a large mussel growing to 22 cm (9ins) long though ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Musculus costulatus'' (Risso, 1826) **''

Musculus discors ''Musculus discors'', or the discord mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast. In North America it ranges from Labrador to Long Island Sound, around Alaska and in northern Europe ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) **''

Musculus niger ''Musculus niger'', or the black mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, eastern Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. Along the Atlantic coast of North America, it ranges from the ...

'' (J E Gray, 1824) **''

Mytilus edulis The blue mussel (''Mytilus edulis''), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensiv ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **''

Mytilus galloprovincialis The Mediterranean mussel (''Mytilus galloprovincialis'') is a species of bivalve, a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It is an invasive species in many parts of the world, and also an object of aquaculture. Systematics ''Mytilus galloprov ...

'' Lamarck, 1818 Order Pterioida Newell, 1965 Superfamily Pterioidea J. E. Clay, 1847

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*Family Pteriidae J. E. Gray, 1847

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Pinctada imbricata ''Pinctada imbricata'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pteriidae. The species has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or mo ...

'' Roding, 1798 1 shell in a bait pot, Loher Beach, Waterville, Co Kerry. **''

Pteria hirundo ''Pteria hirundo'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pteriidae Pteriidae, also called the feather oysters, is a family of medium-sized to large saltwater clams. They are pearl oysters, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Pte ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Superfamily Ostreoidea Rafinesque, 1815 **Family Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815 **''

Crassostrea gigas The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (''Magallana gigas''), is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand. Etymology The genus ''Maga ...

'' (Thunberg, 1793) **''

Ostrea edulis ''Ostrea edulis'', commonly known as the European flat oyster, is a species of oyster native to Europe. In Britain and Ireland, regional names include Colchester native oyster, mud oyster, or edible oyster. In France, ''Ostrea edulis'' are known ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Dendrostrea frons'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Loher Beach, Waterville, Co. Kerry (2013), Cross Beach, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo *Family Gryphaeidae Vyalov, 1936 **''

Neopycnodonte cochlear ''Neopycnodonte cochlear'' is a species of marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Gryphaeidae. Fossil records This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epo ...

'' (Poli, 1795) Superfamily Pinnoidea Leach, 1819 *Family Pinnidae Leach, 1819 **''

Atrina fragilis ''Atrina fragilis'', the fan mussel, is a species of large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pinnidae, the pen shells. The fan mussel, ''Atrina fragilis'' is one of the largest (30 to 48 cm long) and rarest bivalve mollusc ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Order Limoida Waller, 1978 Superfamily Limoidea d'Orbigny, 1846 *Family Limidae d'Orbigny, 1846 **''

Acesta excavata ''Acesta '' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species registers 29 species. *'' Acesta agassizii'' *'' Acesta angolensis'' *'' Acesta arnaudi'' *'' Acesta borneensis'' *'' Aces ...

'' (J C Fabricius, 1779) **''

Limaria hians ''Limaria hians'', the flame shell, is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. This species is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Biology The flame shell resembles a scallop with a bright or ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) **'' Limatula bisecta'' Allen, 2004 Known only from the type locality at the continental margin of the Porcupine Bight. **'' Limatula celtica'' Allen, 2004 Biscay Basin **''

Limatula gwyni ''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species * '' Limatula attenuata'' Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam * '' Limatula aupouria'' Powell, 1937 * '' Limatula confusa'' ( E ...

'' (Sykes, 1903) **'' Limatula jeffreysi'' (P Fischer, 1882) Biscay Basin **'' Limatula margaretae'' Allen, 2004 known only from the type locality in the Biscay Basin at abyssal depths. **''

Limatula subauriculata ''Limatula subauriculata'', the small-eared file shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to the West Indies The West Indies is a subre ...

'' (Montagu, 1808) **''

Limatula subovata ''Limatula'', the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae. Species * '' Limatula attenuata'' Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam * '' Limatula aupouria'' Powell, 1937 * '' Limatula confusa'' ( E ...

'' (Monterosato, 1875) Order Pectinoida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 Superfamily Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815 *Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815 **''

Aequipecten opercularis The queen scallop (''Aequipecten opercularis'') is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and is important in fisheries. D ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Mimachlamys varia ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop '' Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the '' Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell descri ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Chlamys varia ''Chlamys varia'', also called Mimachlamys varia common name the variegated scallop, is a species of small scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It occurs in the North Sea, the English Channel, the northeaster ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Talochlamys pusio'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Delectopecten vitreus'' (Gmelin, 1791) **''

Hyalopecten pudicus ''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs. The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...

'' (E A Smith, 1885) **''

Palliolum incomparabile ''Palliolum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago). Species Species ...

'' (Risso, 1826) **''

Palliolum striatum ''Palliolum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago). Species Species ...

'' (Müller, 1776) **''

Palliolum tigerinum ''Palliolum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago). Species Species ...

'' (Müller, 1776) **''

Pecten maximus ''Pecten maximus'', common names the great scallop, king scallop, St James shell or escallop, is a northeast Atlantic species of scallop, an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. This is the type species of th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Pseudamussium peslutrae'' (Linnaeus, 1771) **'' Karnekampia sulcata'' (Müller, 1776) *Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954 **'' Catillopecten eucymatus'' (Dall 1898) **'' Cyclopecten ambiannulatus'' Schein, 1989 Porcupine Sea Bight, Bay of Biscay **'' Cyclopecten hoskynsi'' (Forbes, 1844) **'' Parvamussium permirum '' (Dautzenberg, 1925) Porcupine Sea Bight **'' Propeamussium lucidum'' (Jeffreys in Thomson, 1873) **'' Similipecten oskarssoni'' Dijkstra & Warén, 2009 **'' Similipecten similis'' (Laskey, 1811) Superfamily Anomioidea Rafinesque, 1815 *Family Anomiidae Rafinesque, 1815 **''

Anomia ephippium ''Anomia ephippium'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Anomiidae. The species has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Heteranomia squamula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Pododesmus squama'' (Gmelin, 1791) SUBCLASS HETEROCONCHIA Hertwig, 1895 HETERODONTA Neumayr, 1883 Order Carditoida Dall, 1889 Superfamily Crassatelloidea Ferussac, 1822 *Family Astartidae d'Orbigny, 1844 **'' Astarte acuticostata'' Friele, 1877 **'' Astarte elliptica'' (Brown, 1827) **'' Astarte montagui'' (Dillwyn, 1817) **'' Astarte sulcata'' (da Costa, 1778) **'' Goodallia triangularis'' (Montagu, 1803) Superfamily Thyasiroidea Dall, 1900 *Family Thyasiridae Dall, 1900 **'' Adontorhina keegani'' Barry & McCormack 2007 Known only from Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland **'' Adontorhina similis'' Barry & McCormack 2007 **'' Genaxinus eumyarius'' (M Sars, 1870) **'' Axinulus brevis'' (Verrill & Bush, 1898) **'' Axinulus croulinensis'' (Jeffreys, 1847) **'' Axinus grandis'' (Verrill & Smith 1885) Bay of Biscay and Rockall Trough **'' Leptaxinus incrassatus'' (Jeffreys, 1876) Rosemary Bank and south to Bay of Biscay **'' Mendicula ferruginosa'' (Forbes, 1844) **'' Parathyasira subcircularis'' Payne & Allen, 1991 Atlantic margin. **'' Thyasira flexuosa'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Thyasira scotiae'' Oliver & Drewery, 2014 Hatton-Rockall Basin. **'' Thyasira subovata'' (Jeffreys, 1881) Rockall Trough **'' Thyasira succisa'' (Jeffreys, 1876) **'' Thyasira tortuosa'' (Jeffreys, 1881) Order Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889 Superfamily Pandoroidea Rafinesque, 1815 *Family Pandoridae Rafinesque, 1815 **'' Pandora inaequivalvis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Pandora pinna'' (Montagu, 1803) *Family Lyonsiidae P. Fischer, 1887 **'' Allogramma formosa'' (Jeffreys, 1882) **'' Lyonsia norwegica'' (Gmelin, 1791) Superfamily Thracioidea Stoliczka, 1870 *Family Periplomatidae Dall, 1895 **'' Cochlodesma praetenue'' (Pulteney, 1799) **'' Cochlodesma tenerum'' Fischer, 1882 Rockall Trough. *Family Thraciidae Stoliczka, 1870 **''

Thracia convexa ''Thracia convexa'' is a bivalve mollusc in the family Thraciidae. Description ''Thracia convexa'' grows to about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. The shell is inflated and brittle and the right valve is slightly larger and more convex ...

'' (W Wood, 1815) **'' Thracia distorta'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Thracia phaseolina'' (Lamarck, 1818) **'' Thracia pubescens'' (Pulteney, 1799) **'' Thracia villosiuscula'' (Macgillivray, 1827) SUBCLASS SEPTIBRANCHIA Pelseneer, 1888 Superfamily Verticordioidea Stoliczka, 1871 *Family Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1870 **''

Halicardia flexuosa ''Halicardia'' Dall, 1895 is a genus of bivalves in the family Verticordiidae. Species * '' Halicardia angulata'' (Jeffreys, 1882) * '' Halicardia carinifera'' ( Locard, 1898) * '' Halicardia flexuosa'' (A. E. Verrill and S. Smith, 1881) * ' ...

'' (Verrill & Smith, 1881) bathyal and abyssal **'' Lyonsiella abyssicola'' G O Sars, 1872 bathyal and abyssal **'' Lyonsiella subquadrata'' (Jeffreys, 1882) **'' Policordia atlantica'' Allen & Turner, 1974 Porcupine Sea Bight **'' Policordia gemma'' (Verrill, 1880) **'' Spinosipella acuticostata'' (Philippia, 1844) Porcupine sea bank and margins of the Bay of Biscay **'' Verticordia triangularis'' (Locard, 1898) abyssal *Family Poromyidae Dall, 1886 **''

Cetoconcha bulla ''Cetoconcha'' is the only extant genus of saltwater clams in the family Cetoconchidae. Species * '' Cetoconcha alephtinae'' (Krylova, 1991) * '' Cetoconcha angolensis'' Allen & Morgan, 1981 * '' Cetoconcha atypha'' Verrill and Bush, 1898 ...

'' (Dall, 1881) Porcupine **''

Poromya granulata ''Poromya granulata'', or the granular poromya, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Poromyidae. It is unusual among bivalves in being carnivorous. It is found in more northerly parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Description ''Poromya ...

'' (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) **'' Cetomya tornata'' (Jeffreys, 1876) Porcupine Sea Bight *Family Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886 **'' Cardiomya cadiziana'' Huber, 2010 Biscay Basin **'' Cardiomya costellata'' (Deshayes, 1835) **'' Cardiomya knudseni'' Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight **'' Cardiomya striata'' (Jeffreys, 1876) bathyal **'' Cuspidaria cuspidata'' (Olivi, 1792) **'' Cuspidaria lamellosa'' (G O Sars, 1872) Atlantic margin **'' Cuspidaria obesa'' (Lovén, 1846) **'' Cuspidaria parva'' Verrill & Bush, 1898 Rockall Trough and Biscay Basin **'' Cuspidaria rostrata'' (Spengler, 1793) **'' Cuspidaria undata'' Verrill, 1884 Porcupine **'' Halonympha inflata'' (Jeffreys, 1882) Known only from the original Porcupine material collected in the Biscay Basin **'' Myonera alleni'' Poutiers & Bernard, 1995 Bay of Biscay, Porcupine Sea Bight and Rockall Trough **'' Myonera demistriata'' Allen & Morgan, 1981 Rockall Trough **'' Myonera sulcifera'' (Jeffreys, 1882) Porcupine **'' Pseudoneara truncata'' Jeffreys, 1882 Biscay **'' Protocuspidaria atlantica'' Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight and Biscay. **'' Protocuspidaria simplis'' Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight **'' Rhinoclama notabilis'' (Jeffreys, 1876) abyssal **'' Tropidomya abbreviata'' (Forbes, 1843) Order Veneroida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 Superfamily Lucinoidea Fleming, 1828 *Family Lucinidae Fleming, 1828 **'' Loripes lucinalis'' (Lamarck, 1818) **'' Lucinella divaricata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Lucinoma borealis ''Lucinoma'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Codakiinae of the family Lucinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lucinoma Dall, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://w ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Myrtea spinifera'' (Montagu, 1803) Superfamily Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840 *Family Basterotiidae Cossman, 1909 **'' Atopomya dolobrata'' Oliver 2013 Wyville-Thomson Ridge and from the Porcupine Sea Bight *Family Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842 **'' Lasaea adansoni'' (Gmelin, 1791) *Family Leptonidae J. E. Gray, 1847 **'' Lepton squamosum'' (Montagu, 1803) *Family Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1849 **'' Kellia suborbicularis'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Hemilepton nitidum'' (Turton, 1822) *Family Montacutidae W. Clark, 1855 **'' Coracuta obliquata'' ( Chaster, 1897) **'' Devonia perrieri'' (Malard, 1904) **'' Draculamya porobranchiata'' Oliver & Lutzen, 2011 bathyal **'' Epilepton clarkiae'' (Clark, 1852) **'' Kurtiella bidentata'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Kurtiella tumidula'' (Jeffreys, 1866) **'' Montacuta substriata'' (Montagu, 1808) **'' Scacchia tenera'' Jeffreys, 1881 bathyal and abyssal **'' Syssitomya pourtalesiana'' Oliver, 2012 **''

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, 1808 Superfamily Hiatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1824 *Family Hiatellidae J. E. Gray, 1824 **''

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, 1758) **'' Hiatella rugosa'' (Linnaeus, 1767) **'' Saxicavella jeffreysi'' Winckworth, 1930 Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840 *Family Gastrochaenidae J. E. Gray, 1840 **''

Rocellaria dubia ''Rocellaria'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae Gastrochaenidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of inverteb ...

'' (Pennant, 1777) Superfamily Arcticoidea R. B. Newton, 1891 *Family Arcticidae R. B. Newton, 1891 **''

Arctica islandica The ocean quahog (''Arctica islandica'') is a species of edible clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Arcticidae. This species is native to the North Atlantic Ocean, and it is harvested commercially as a food source. This species is ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) Superfamily Ungulinoidea H. Adams & A. Adams *Family Ungulinidae H. Adams & A. Adams **'' Diplodonta rotundata'' (Montagu, 1803) Superfamily Glossoidea J. E. Gray, 1847

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*Family Glossidae J. E. Gray, 1847

**'' Glossus humanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *Family Kelliellidae P. Fischer, 1887 **'' Kelliella miliaris'' (Philippi, 1844) *Family Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 190 **'' Vesicomya atlantica'' (E A Smith, 1885) bathyal and abyssal **'' Isorropodon mackayi'' Oliver & Drewery, 2014 Known only from a single location in the Hatton-Rockall Basin. Superfamily Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809 **''

Acanthocardia echinata ''Acanthocardia echinata'', the prickly cockle or European prickly cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. The genus ''Acanthocardia'' is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent. The prickl ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Acanthocardia tuberculata ''Acanthocardia tuberculata'', the rough cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. The genus '' Acanthocardia'' is present from the Upper Oligocene to the Recent. Description The shell o ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Cerastoderma edule The common cockle (''Cerastoderma edule'') is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. It is found in waters off Europe, from Iceland in the north, south into waters off western Africa ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Cerastoderma glaucum ''Cerastoderma glaucum'', the lagoon cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. This species is found along the coasts of Europe and North Africa, including the Mediterranean and Black ...

'' (Bruguière, 1789) **'' Laevicardium crassum'' (Gmelin, 1791) **''

Parvicardium exiguum ''Parvicardium'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Lymnocardiinae of the family Cardiidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Parvicardium Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marin ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) **'' Parvicardium minimum'' (Philippi, 1836) **'' Parvicardium pinnulatum'' (Conrad, 1831) **'' Parvicardium scabrum'' (Philippi, 1844) Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815 *Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 **''

Chamelea striatula ''Chamelea'' is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. Species Species within the genus ''Chamelea'' include: * ''Chamelea gallina ''Chamelea gallina'' is a species of small sal ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) **'' Clausinella fasciata'' (da Costa, 1778) **''

Dosinia exoleta ''Dosinia exoleta'', common name the rayed artemis, is a saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Dosinia lupinus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Gouldia minima'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Irus irus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Tapes aureus'' (Gmelin, 1791) **'' Tapes corrugata'' (Gmelin, 1791) **''

Tapes decussatus Tape or Tapes may refer to: Material A long, narrow, thin strip of material (see also Ribbon (disambiguation): Adhesive tapes * Adhesive tape, any of many varieties of backing materials coated with an adhesive *Athletic tape, pressure-sensitiv ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Tapes rhomboides'' (Pennant, 1777) **'' Timoclea ovata'' (Pennant, 1777) **'' Venus casina'' Linnaeus, 1758 **''

Venus verrucosa ''Venus verrucosa'', the warty venus, is a species of saltwater clam. It is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, sometimes collectively known as the venus clams. Distribution This species is found around the European coas ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 *Family Petricolidae Deshayes, 1831 **'' Mysia undata'' (Pennant, 1777) *Family Turtoniidae Clark 1855 **'' Turtonia minuta'' (Fabricius, 1780) *Family Neoleptonidae Thiele, 1934 **'' Arculus sykesi'' (Chaster, 1895) **'' Neolepton sulcatulum'' (Jeffreys, 1859) Superfamily Tellinoidea Blainville, 1814 *Family Tellinidae Blainville, 1814 **'' Arcopagia crassa'' (Pennant, 1777) **'' Arcopella balaustina'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Gastrana fragilis ''Gastrana'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Tellinidae The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow sea ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Macoma balthica ''Limecola balthica'', commonly called the Baltic macoma, Baltic clam or Baltic tellin,Sartori, André F. (2016)''Limecola balthica'' (Linnaeus, 1758).In: Sartori, André F. (2016). Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Wo ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Tellina fabula ''Fabulina fabula'', the bean-like tellin, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. It is found off the coasts of northwest Europe, where it lives buried in sandy sediments. Bivalves are molluscs with a body compressed ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 **''

Tellina incarnata ''Bosemprella incarnata'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Tellinidae. The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean. References

Tellinidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Bivalves described in 1758 Bivalves of Eur ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **''

Tellina donacina ''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **''

Tellina pygmaea ''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...

'' Lovén, 1846 **''

Tellina tenuis ''Tellina tenuis'', the thin tellin, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. It is found off the coasts of northwest Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives buried in sandy sediments. Bivalves are molluscs ...

'' da Costa, 1778 *Family Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828 **'' Donax variegata'' (Gmelin, 1791) **''

Donax vittatus ''Donax vittatus'', or the banded wedge shell, is a species of Bivalvia, bivalve mollusc in the order Cardiida. It is found on beaches in northwest Europe buried in the sand on the lower shore. Description The shells of ''Donax vittatus'' are l ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) *Family Psammobiidae J. Fleming, 1828 **'' Gari costulata'' (Turton, 1822) **'' Gari depressa'' (Pennant, 1777) **'' Gari fervensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) **''

Gari tellinella Gari may refer to: Places *Gari, Tombouctou Region, Mali, a village *Gari, Russia, several inhabited localities *Gari, Kruševac, Serbia, a village *Gari (river), Monte Cassino, Lazio, Italy *Gari, an Indigenous name for Fraser Island in Queensl ...

'' (Lamarck, 1818) *Family Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870 **''

Abra alba ''Abra alba'', or the white furrow shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Semelidae. It occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives on the floor in shallow areas buried in soft sediments. Des ...

'' (W Wood, 1802) **'' Abra longicallus'' (Scacchi, 1835) **''

Abra nitida Abra may refer to: Places * Abra, Burkina Faso * Abra, Ivory Coast * Abra (province), a province of the Philippines ** Abra's at-large congressional district ** Legislative district of Abra * Abra de Ilog, a municipality of Occidental Mindoro ...

'' (Müller, 1776) **''

Abra prismatica ''Abra prismatica'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Semelidae. It occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives on the seabed, in shallow areas buried in soft sediment. Descripti ...

'' (Montagu, 1808) **''

Abra profundorum Abra may refer to: Places * Abra, Burkina Faso * Abra, Ivory Coast * Abra (province), a province of the Philippines ** Abra's at-large congressional district ** Legislative district of Abra * Abra de Ilog, a municipality of Occidental Mindoro i ...

'' (E A Smith, 1885) abyssal **''

Abra tenuis Abra may refer to: Places * Abra, Burkina Faso * Abra, Ivory Coast * Abra (province), a province of the Philippines ** Abra's at-large congressional district ** Legislative district of Abra * Abra de Ilog, a municipality of Occidental Mindoro i ...

'' (Montagu, 1803) **'' Ervilia castanea'' (Montagu, 1803) **''

Scrobicularia plana ''Scrobicularia plana'', the peppery furrow shell, is a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Semelidae. Taxonomy Although ''Scrobicularia plana'' is the only species currently recognized by ITIS in the genus ''Scrobicularia''; World Regist ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) *Family Solecurtidae d'Orbigny, 1846 **'' Azorinus chamasolen'' (da Costa, 1778) **''

Solecurtus candidus ''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.or ...

'' (Brocchi, 1814) **''

Solecurtus scopula ''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.or ...

'' (Turton, 1822) Superfamily Solenoidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Solenidae Lamarck, 1809 **''

Solen marginatus ''Solen marginatus'', common name "grooved razor shell" (Italian: ''cannolicchio''), is a species of marine bivalves in the family Solenidae Solenidae, commonly called "razor shells", is a family of marine bivalve molluscs in the unassigned ...

'' Pulteney, 1799 *Family Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 **''

Ensis magnus ''Ensis'' is a genus of medium-sized edible saltwater clams, littoral bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae. ''Ensis'', or razor clams, are known in much of Scotland as spoots, for the spouts of water they eject while burrowing into the sand, ...

'' (Schumacher, 1817) **''

Ensis ensis ''Ensis ensis'', or the sword razor, is a razor clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae. It lives buried in the sand and is found off the coasts of northwest Europe. Description The two valves that make up the shell of ''Ensis ens ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Ensis siliqua The pod razor (''Ensis siliqua'') is a coastal bivalve of European waters. It is edible and has been fished commercially, especially in Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Scotland. ''Ensis siliqua'' is also known as the razor fish, razor clam or giant ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Pharus legumen'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Phaxas pellucidus ''Phaxas pellucidus'', the transparent razor shell, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae. It is found buried in the seabed in coastal waters of northwest Europe, often in great numbers. Description ''P. pellucidus' ...

'' (Pennant, 1777) Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 **'' Lutraria angustior'' Philippi, 1844 **''

Lutraria lutraria ''Lutraria lutraria'' is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. Its common names include the otter shell and the common otter shell. It occurs in coastal regions of the north east Atlantic Ocean where it lives burie ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Lutraria magna'' (da Costa, 1778) **''

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 Medite ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Spisula elliptica ''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. Acce ...

'' (Brown, 1827) **''

Spisula solida The surf clam (''Spisula solida'') is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalve mollusc, found in the Eastern Atlantic from Iceland and northern Norway to Portugal and Spain. Up to long, it is like many clams a sediment-burrowing filter feeder.

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Spisula subtruncata ''Spisula subtruncata'', the cut through shell, is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalve mollusc, found in the Eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Morocco and into the Mediterranean Sea. Common and sometimes very numerous. Up to long, with a d ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) Order Myoida Stoliczka, 1870 Superfamily Myoidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Myidae Lamarck, 1809 **''

Mya arenaria Soft-shell clams (American English) or sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name ''Mya arenaria'', popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams" are a species of edible saltwater clam, a ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **''

Mya truncata ''Mya truncata'', common name the blunt gaper or truncate softshell, is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae. Description Shells of ''Mya truncata'' can reach a size of about . These bivalves are s ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Sphenia binghami'' Turton, 1822 *Family Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818 **''

Corbula gibba ''Corbula'' is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.Gofas, S. (2010). Corbula Bruguière, 1797. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca databas ...

'' (Olivi, 1792) Superfamily Pholadoidea Lamarck, 1809 *Family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809 **''

Barnea candida ''Barnea candida'' is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae. Description The shell is long and covered in horizontal ribs, crossed by vertical ribs, forming a structure. On the intersections are scale formed spikes. A narrow and curv ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''

Barnea parva Barnea may refer to: * Barnea is an olive cultivar, see List of olive cultivars There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive (''Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverg ...

'' (Pennant, 1777) **'' Martesia striata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **'' Pholadidea loscombiana'' Turton, 1819 **''

Pholas dactylus ''Pholas dactylus'', or common piddock, is a bioluminescent clam-like species of marine mollusc found on the coasts of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. It bores into gneiss. It was once a highly esteemed food in Europe.Gofas, S. (20 ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Zirfaea crispata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *Family Teredinidae Rafinesque, 1815 **'' Bankia bipennata'' (Turton, 1819) **''

Bankia gouldi Bankia () was a Spanish financial services company that was formed in December 2010, consolidating the operations of seven regional savings banks, and was partially nationalized by the government of Spain in May 2012 due to the near collapse of ...

'' (Bartsch, 1908) **''

Nototeredo norvagica ''Nototeredo'' is a genus of ship-worms, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Teredinidae. Species in the genus ''Nototeredo'' * ''Nototeredo edax'' (Hedley, 1895) * ''Nototeredo knoxi'' (Bartsch, 1917) – foliaceous shipworm, knox shipworm ...

'' (Spengler, 1792) **''

Psiloteredo megotara ''Psiloteredo megotara'' is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family ''Teredinidae The shipworms are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae: a group of saltwater clams with long, soft, naked bodies. Th ...

'' (Hanley in Forbes & Hanley, 1848) **''

Teredo navalis ''Teredo navalis'', commonly called the naval shipworm or turu, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family ''Teredinidae''. This species is the type species of the genus '' Teredo''. Like other species in this family, ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Teredora malleolus'' (Turton, 1822) **'' Uperotus lieberkindi'' (Roch, 1931) *Family Xylophagaidae 1941 **''

Xylophaga dorsalis ''Xylophaga dorsalis'' is a species of bivalves in the family Xylophagaidae Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms The shipworms are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae: a gr ...

'' (Turton, 1819) **''

Xylophaga gagei ''Xylophaga'' is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae. Species * '' Xylophaga abyssorum'' Dall, 1886 * '' Xylophaga africana'' * '' Xylophaga alexisi'' * ''Xylophaga aurita'' * '' Xylophaga bayeri'' * ''Xylophaga clenchi'' * ''X ...

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References

J.D. Nunn and J.M.C. Holmes A catalogue of the Irish and British marine Mollusca in the collections of the National Museum of Ireland ~ Natural History, 1835-2008
*P. J. Hayward and J. S. Ryland Eds., 1999 ''The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe'': Volume II: Molluscs to Chordates Oxford University Press *Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. ''The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas''.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye. Also as CD ROM *Poppe, Guido T. & Goto, Yoshihiro. 1991-3. ''European seashells''. Verlag Christa Hemmen {{ISBN, 9783925919107

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Marine bivalve Mollusca of the British IslesBernard E. Picton and Christine C. Morrow ''Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland''

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Roche C., Clarke S. & O’Connor B. (2005) ''Inventory of Irish marine wildlife publications''. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 16. National Parks and Wildlife Service,Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
* 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
Marine species identification portalNatural History Museum Rotterdam Mollusca Images

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