Hysteroconcha Explained

Hysteroconcha is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.^[1]

Species

• Hysteroconcha brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
• Hysteroconcha dione (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831)
• Hysteroconcha multispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
• Hysteroconcha rosea (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

Synonyms:

• Hysteroconcha alternata (Broderip, 1835): synonym of Lamelliconcha alternata (Broderip, 1835)
• Hysteroconcha callicomata (Dall, 1902): synonym of Lamelliconcha callicomata (Dall, 1902)
• Hysteroconcha circinata (Born, 1778): synonym of Lamelliconcha circinata (Born, 1778)
• Hysteroconcha concinna (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835): synonym of Lamelliconcha concinna (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
• Hysteroconcha dautzenbergi Prashad, 1932: synonym of Lioconcha philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)
• Hysteroconcha hesperia (Berry, 1960): synonym of Lamelliconcha alternata (Broderip, 1835)
• Hysteroconcha paytensis (d'Orbigny, 1845): synonym of Lamelliconcha paytensis (d'Orbigny, 1845)
• Hysteroconcha tortuosa (Broderip, 1835): synonym of Lamelliconcha tortuosa (Broderip, 1835)
• Hysteroconcha unicolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835): synonym of Lamelliconcha unicolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
• Hysteroconcha vinacea (Olsson, 1961): synonym of Lamelliconcha vinacea Olsson, 1961

References

• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hysteroconcha Dall, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492495 on 2022-01-20