Crassatina Explained

Crassatina is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Crassatellidae of the order Carditida.^[1]

Species

• Crassatina alba Cosel, 1995
• Crassatina congoensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
• Crassatina contraria (Gmelin, 1791)
• Crassatina corrugata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Crassatina dakarensis Cosel, 1995
• Crassatina fusca (Kobelt, 1886)
• Crassatina guineensis Cosel & Gofas, 2018
• † Crassatina inornata Wild & L. C. King, 1932
• Crassatina marchadi Cosel, 1995
• Crassatina modesta (H. Adams, 1869)
• † Crassatina nummaria Powell, 1931
• Crassatina ornata (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
• Crassatina paeteli (Maltzan, 1885)
• † Crassatina senecta Powell, 1931
• Crassatina triquetra (Reeve, 1842)

Synonyms:

• Crassatina bellula (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Talabrica bellula (A. Adams, 1854)
• Crassatina capensis (Lamy, 1917): synonym of Crassatella capensis Lamy, 1917
• Crassatina iredalei (Powell, 1958): synonym of Salaputium iredalei Powell, 1958
• Crassatina planata (Calcara, 1840): synonym of Crassatina modesta (H. Adams, 1869)
• Crassatina sowerbyi (Lamy, 1917): synonym of Crenocrassatella sowerbyi (Lamy, 1917)
• Crassatina suduirauti Lamprell, 2003: synonym of Chattina suduirauti (Lamprell, 2003) (original combination)

External links

• 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

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Crassatina Kobelt, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137855 on 2022-04-30