Spheniopsis

Spheniopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Spheniopsidae
Genus: Spheniopsis
F. Sandberger, 1861
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Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species. Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters. Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.

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References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 50 (27–28): 1725–1748. Bibcode:2016JNatH..50.1725M. doi:10.1080/00222933.2016.1155780. ISSN 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. doi:10.24866/1560-8425/2020-24/177-178. ISSN 1560-8425.