Polymesoda

Polymesoda
Polymesoda arctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Polymesoda
Rafinesque, 1820
Species

See text.

Synonyms
List
  • † Cyprinella Gabb, 1864 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Cyrena (Anomala) Deshayes, 1855
  • Cyrena (Egeta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Cyrena (Polymesoda) Rafinesque, 1820
  • Cyrena (Pseudocyrena) Bourguignat, 1854
  • † Diodus Gabb, 1869 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Egetaria Mörch, 1861 (junior synonym)
  • Leptosiphon P. Fischer, 1872
  • Neocyrena Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
  • Polymesoda (Egeta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Egetaria) Mörch, 1861· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Neocyrena) Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Polymesoda) Rafinesque, 1820· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) Bourguignat, 1854
  • Pseudocyrena Bourguignat, 1854

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

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Polymesoda:

Former species

Many 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.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. and S. Gofas. (2014). Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Polymesoda. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.