Gastrochaena

Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis.

Gastrochaena
Gastrochaena cf. ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Gastrochaenida
Family: Gastrochaenidae
Genus: Gastrochaena
(Spengler, 1783)
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chaena Philipsson, 1788
  • Gastrochena
  • Gastrochoena

Species

Species in the genus Gastrochaena include:

  • Gastrochaena brevis G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Gastrochaena carteri Nielsen, 1986
  • Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler, 1783
  • Gastrochaena denticulata Deshayes, 1855
  • Gastrochaena difficilis Deshayes, 1855
  • Gastrochaena frondosa Cotton, 1934
  • Gastrochaena humilis Deshayes, 1855
  • Gastrochaena kanaka Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  • Gastrochaena macroschisma Deshayes, 1855
  • Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834
  • Gastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855
  • Gastrochaena spathulata Deshayes, 1855
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References
  1. Gofas, Serge (2004). "Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.


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