Polymesoda Explained

Polymesoda is a genus of clams in the family Cyrenidae.^[1] The genus was previously classified in the family Corbiculidae,^[2] before it was subsumed into Cyrenidae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Polymesoda:^[3]

• Polymesoda aequilatera (Deshayes, 1855)
• Polymesoda anomala (Deshayes, 1855)
• Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855)
• †Polymesoda borealis Kadolsky, 1995
• †Polymesoda bravoensis (Olsson, 1931)
• Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) – Carolina marsh clam
• †Polymesoda convexa (Brongniart, 1822)
• †Polymesoda cordata (J. Morris, 1854)
• †Polymesoda dejaeri Glibert & van de Poel, 1966
• †Polymesoda deperdita (Lamarck, 1806)
• †Polymesoda distorta (Ludwig, 1865)
• †Polymesoda donacina (F. Sandberger, 1861)
• †Polymesoda dulwichiensis (Rickman, 1860)
• Polymesoda exquisita (Prime, 1867)
• Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
• Polymesoda fontainei (d'Orbigny, 1842)
• Polymesoda fortis (Prime, 1861)
• Polymesoda inflata (Philippi, 1851)
• †Polymesoda laevis (Lamarck, 1805)
• †Polymesoda langauensis Hölzl, 1957
• Polymesoda meridionalis (Prime, 1865)
• †Polymesoda mermieri (Depéret, 1896)
• Polymesoda mexicana (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
• †Polymesoda muravchiki Pérez, Genta Iturrería & Griffin, 2010
• Polymesoda neubaueri Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2022
• Polymesoda notabilis (Deshayes, 1855)
• †Polymesoda obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817)
• Polymesoda obscura (Prime, 1860)
• Polymesoda ordinaria (Prime, 1865)
• †Polymesoda pireti (Cossmann, 1908)
• Polymesoda placens (Hanley, 1845)
• Polymesoda radiata (Hanley, 1845)
• †Polymesoda salobris (Ihering, 1907)
• †Polymesoda subarata (Schlotheim, 1820)
• †Polymesoda tegalensis Oostingh, 1935
• †Polymesoda transcaucasica (Kvaliashvili, 1962)
• Polymesoda triangula (Busch in Philippi, 1849)
• Polymesoda tribunalis (Prime, 1870)
• †Polymesoda trigalensis (Olsson, 1931)
• †Polymesoda ulmensis (F. Sandberger, 1872)
• †Polymesoda visenoviensis Kadolsky, 1989

Former speciesMany former species of the genus Polymesoda were transferred to the genus Geloina, while others were synonymized or transferred to different genera. For a list of former species see List of former species in the genus Polymesoda.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. and S. Gofas. (2014). Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=81382 Polymesoda.
3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820 . 2024-01-16 . www.marinespecies.org . en.