Periplomatidae Explained

Periplomatidae is a family of large marine bivalves of the Anomalodesmata order.

Genera and species

• Albimanus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935
• Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
• Halistrepta Dall, 1904
  • Halistrepta sulcata (Dall, 1904) – sulcate spoonclam
• Offadesma Dall, 1904
  • Offadesma angasi (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
• Pendaloma Iredale, 1930
• Periploma Schumacher, 1817

Synonyms:

• Aperiploma Habe, 1952: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
• Bontaea T. Brown, 1844: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
• Galaxura Leach in Gray, 1852: synonym of Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839
• Takashia Bernard, 1989: synonym of Pendaloma Iredale, 1930

References

• • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979
• Valentich-Scott, P. & Coan E.V. (2010). "Three new species of Periploma (Bivalvia, Periplomatidae) from the Panamic Province." Zootaxa 2673 (2010): 65–68.
• 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