Galeommatidae Explained

Galeommatidae is a family of small and very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida.

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Galeommatidae include:

• Achasmea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  • Achasmea thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921
  • Achasmea rugata Kuroda & Habe, 1971
• Aclistothyra McGinty, 1955
  • Aclistothyra atlantica McGinty, 1955
• Aenictomya Oliver & Chesney, 1997
  • Aenictomya mirabilis Lynge, 1909
  • Aenictomya quadrangularis Lynge, 1909
• Ambuscintilla Iredale, 1936
  • Ambuscintilla daviei B. Morton, 2008
  • Ambuscintilla praemium Iredale, 1936
• Austrodevonia Middelfart & Craig, 2004
  • Austrodevonia percompressa Dall, 1899
  • Austrodevonia sharnae Middelfart & Craig, 2004
• Axinodon Verrill & Bush, 1898
  • Axinodon bornianus Dall, 1908
  • Axinodon ellipticus Verrill & Bush, 1898
  • Axinodon luzonicus E. A. Smith, 1885
  • Axinodon moseleyi E. A. Smith, 1885
  • Axinodon redondoensis T. Burch, 1941
  • Axinodon symmetros Jeffreys, 1876
• Cymatioa Berry, 1964
  • Cymatioa cookae (Willett, 1937)^[1]
  • Cymatioa electilis (S. S. Berry, 1963) – wavy-edged kellyclam
• Chlamydoconcha Dall, 1884
  • Chlamydoconcha orcutti Dall, 1884
• Divariscintilla Powell, 1932
  • Divariscintilla cordiformis P. M. Mikkelsen and Bieler, 1992
  • Divariscintilla luteocrinita P. M. Mikkelsen and Bieler, 1992
  • Divariscintilla octotentaculata P. M. Mikkelsen and Bieler, 1992
  • Divariscintilla troglodytes P. M. Mikkelsen and Bieler, 1989
  • Divariscintilla yoyo P. M. Mikkelsen and Bieler, 1989
• Galeomma Turton, 1825^[2]
  • Galeomma turtoni G. B. Sowerby, 1825
• Scintilla Deshayes, 1856
  • Scintilla stevensoni Powell, 1932
• Scintillona Finlay, 1926
  • Scintillona bellerophon O'Foighil and Gibson, 1984 - sea-cucumber clam
  • Scintillona benthicola Dell, 1956
  • Scintillona zelandica (Odhner, 1924)
• Vasconiella Dall, 1899
  • Vasconiella maoria Powell, 1932
• Waldo Nicol, 1966^[3]
  • Waldo arthuri Valentich-Scott, Ó Foighil, & Li, 2013
  • Waldo digitatus Zelaya & Ituarte, 2013
  • Waldo parasiticus (Dall, 1876)
  • Waldo paucitentaculatus Zelaya & Ituarte, 2013
  • Waldo trapezialis Zelaya & Ituarte, 2002

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Valentich-Scott . Paul . Goddard . Jeffrey H. R. . 2022-07-11 . A fossil species found living off southern California, with notes on the genus Cymatioa (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Galeommatoidea) . ZooKeys . en . 1128 . 53–62 . 10.3897/zookeys.1128.95139 . 1313-2970. free . 2022ZooK.1128...53V .
2. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Galeomma Turton, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138029 on 2014-12-31
3. Where's Waldo? A new commensal species, Waldo arthuri (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Galeommatidae), from the Northeastern Pacific Ocean. 12 July 2013. Valentich-Scott. Paul. Diarmaid . Ó Foighil. Jingchun . Li . ZooKeys. 21 July 2013. 316. 67–80. 10.3897/zookeys.316.4256 . 23878515 . 3713335. free.