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Phylum Mollusca (Continued)

 Bivalve Families
Lasaeidae through Pteriidae 


CLASS

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS/SPECIES

COMMON NAME

Bivalvia

Lasaeidae

Lasaea adansoni

Adanson Lepton

Bivalvia

Leptonidae

Mysella planulata

Plate Mysella

Bivalvia

Leptonidae

Mysella sp.

Bivalvia

Limidae

Pinna pellucida

Antillean Fileclam

Bivalvia

Limidae

Pinna sp.

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Anodontia alba

Buttercup Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Codakia orbicularis

Tiger Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Codakia orbiculata

Dwarf Tiger Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Divaricella quadrisulcata

Cross-hatched Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Linga amiantus

Miniature Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Linga pensylvanica

Pennsylvania Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Lucina nassula

Woven Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Lucina pectinata

Thick Lucine

Bivalvia

Lucinidae

Parvilucina multilineata

Many-lined Lucine

Bivalvia

Lyonsiidae

Lyonsia beana

Bivalvia

Lyonsiidae

Lyonsia floridana

Florida Lyonsia

Bivalvia

Mactridae

Mactra fragilis

Fragile Surfclam

Bivalvia

Mactridae

Mulinia lateralis

Dwarf Surf Clam

Bivalvia

Mactridae

Raeta plicatella

Channeled Duckclam

Bivalvia

Mactridae

Rangia cuneata  [Non-Native]

Wedge Clam, Atlantic Rangia

Bivalvia

Mactridae

Spisula solidissima similis

Bivalvia

Myidae

Sphenia antillensis

Antillean Sphenia

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Amygdalum papyrium

Atlantic Paper Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Brachidontes exustus

Scorched Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Geukensia demissa

Ribbed Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Gregariella coralliophaga

Coral-eating Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Ischadium recurvum

Hooked Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Lioberus castaneus

Chestnut Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Lithophaga aristata

Scissor Datemussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Lithophaga bisulcata

Mahogany Date Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Modiolus americanus

American Horsemussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Modiolus modiolus squamosus

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Musculus lateralis

Lateral Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Mytella charruana  [Non-Native]

Charru Mussel

Bivalvia

Mytilidae

Perna viridis  [Non-Native]

Asian Green Mussel

Bivalvia

Nuculanidae

Nuculana acuta

Pointed Nutclam

Bivalvia

Nuculidae

Nucula proxima

Atlantic Nutclam

Bivalvia

Ostreidae

Crassostrea virginica

Eastern Oyster

Bivalvia

Ostreidae

Dendostrea frons

Frond Oyster

Bivalvia

Ostreidae

Ostreola equestris

Crested Oyster

Bivalvia

Pandoridae

Pandora sp.

Bivalvia

Pectinidae

Aequipecten muscosus

Rough Scallop

Bivalvia

Pectinidae

Argopecten gibbus Calico Scallop

Bivalvia

Pectinidae

Argopecten irradians concentricus

Bay Scallop

Bivalvia

Pectinidae

Nodipecten nodosus

Lions-paw Scallop

Bivalvia

Pectinidae

Pecten ziczac

Zigzag Scallop

Bivalvia

Periplomatidae

Periploma margaritaceum

Unequal Spoonclam

Bivalvia

Petricolidae

Petricola pholadiformis 

False Angelwing

Bivalvia

Petricolidae

Rupellaria typica

Atlantic Rupellaria

Bivalvia

Pholadidae

Barnea truncata

Atlantic Mud-piddock

Bivalvia

Pholadidae

Cyrtopleura costata

Angelwing Clam

Bivalvia

Pholadidae

Martesia striata

Striate Piddock

Bivalvia

Pholadidae

Pholas campechiensis

Lampeche Angelwing

Bivalvia

Pinnidae

Atrina rigida

Stiff Penshell

Bivalvia

Pinnidae

Atrina seminuda

Half-naked Penshell

Bivalvia

Pinnidae

Pinna carnea

Amber Penshell

Bivalvia

Plicatulidae

Plicatula gibbosa

Atlantic Kettenpaw

Bivalvia

Pteriidae

Pinctada imbricata

Atlantic Pearl-oyster

Bivalvia

Pteriidae

Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Wing-oyster