Spheniopsis Explained

Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species.^[1] Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters.^[2] Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.

Species

• Spheniopsis brasiliensis Machado & Passos, 2015
• Spheniopsis frankbernardi Coan, 1990
• Spheniopsis sculpturata Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2012^[3]
• Spheniopsis senegalensis Cosel, 1995
• Spheniopsis triquetra (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861 . 2023-12-14 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
2. Morton . Brian . Machado . Fabrizio Marcondes . Passos . Flávio Dias . 2016-07-25 . The organs of prey capture and digestion in the miniature predatory bivalve Spheniopsis brasiliensis (Anomalodesmata: Cuspidarioidea: Spheniopsidae) expose a novel life-history trait . Journal of Natural History . en . 50 . 27-28 . 1725–1748 . 10.1080/00222933.2016.1155780 . 0022-2933.
3. Lutaenko . Konstantin A. . 2020 . Valentich-Scott P., Coan E.V., Zelaya D. «Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from northern Perú to southern Chile» . Бюллетень Дальневосточного малакологического общества . 24 . 1/2 . 177–178 . 10.24866/1560-8425/2020-24/177-178 . 1560-8425. free .