Fulvia (bivalve) explained

Fulvia is a genus of cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. Most species are found in the Indo-Pacific and in Australian waters.

Species

The genus includes the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:

• Subgenus Fulvia
  • Fulvia aperta (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Fulvia australis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  • Fulvia boholensis Vidal, 1994
  • Fulvia colorata Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007
  • Fulvia dulcis (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Fulvia fragiformis Vidal, 1994
  • Fulvia fragilis (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Fulvia kaarei ter Poorten & Hylleberg, 2017
  • Fulvia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fulvia mutica (Reeve, 1844)
  • Fulvia natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Fulvia nienkeae ter Poorten, 2012
  • Fulvia scalata Vidal, 1994
  • Fulvia tenuicostata (Lamarck, 1819)
• Subgenus Laevifulvia
  • Fulvia hungerfordi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1901)
  • Fulvia lineonotata Vidal, 1994
  • Fulvia subquadrata Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007
  • Fulvia undatopicta (Pilsbry, 1904)
• Synonyms:
  • Fulvia vepris Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007: synonym of Europicardium vepris (Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007)
  • Fulvia papyracea (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Fulvia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

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