List of marine molluscs of Ireland (Bivalvia)
This is a list of the marine bivalves recorded from Ireland. It is part of the List of marine molluscs of Ireland.
The list includes species from the continental margin (200–500m), bathyal zone (500–2000m), and abyssal zone (2000–4000m), in the Rockall Basin, Porcupine Seabight, and Celtic Sea.
Taxonomy follows Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010).
CLASS BIVALVIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS PROTOBRANCHIA
Order Nuculoida Dall, 1889
Superfamily Nuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824
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- Family Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- Brevinucula verrilli (Dall, 1886)
- Ennucula corbuloides (Seguenza, 1877)
- Ennucula granulosa (Verrill, 1884)
- Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
- Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
- Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
- Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
- Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
- Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
Superfamily Pristiglomoidea Sanders & Allen, 1973
- Family Pristiglomidae Sanders & Allen, 1973
Order Nuculanoida Carter, Campbell & Campbell, 2000
Superfamily Nuculanoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Family Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 pars Yoldiidae
- Ledella messanensis (Jeffreys, 1870)
- Ledella pustulosa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Ledella ultima (E A Smith, 1885)
- Microgloma pusilla (Jeffreys, 1879)
- Microgloma tumidula (Monterosato, 1880)
- Nuculana minuta (Müller, 1776)
- Nuculana pernula (Müller, 1779)
- Yoldiella curta Verrill & Bush, 1898
- Yoldiella fabula Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995
- Yoldiella incala Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995
- Yoldiella insculpta (Jeffreys, 1879)
- Yoldiella jeffreysi (Hidalgo, 1877)
- Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)
- Yoldiella nana (M Sars, 1865)
- Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1844)
- Yoldiella thaerella Killeen & Turner, 2009
- Yoldiella valorousae Killeen & Turner, 2009
- Family Malletiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Family Neilonellidae Schileyko, 1989
- Family Siliculidae Allen & Sanders, 1973
- Family Bathyspinulidae Coan & Scott, 1997
- Family Lametilidae Allen & Sanders, 1973
AUTOLAMELLIBRANCHIATA Grobben, 1894
SUBCLASS PTERIOMORPHA Beurlen, 1944
Order Arcoida Stoliczka, 1870
Superfamily Arcoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
- Family Glycymerididae Dall, 1908
- Family Noetiidae Steward, 1930
Superfamily Limopsoidea Dall, 1895
- Family Limopsidae Dall, 1895
Order Mytiloida Férussac, 1822
Superfamily Mytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
- Dacrydium ockelmanni Mattson & Warén, 1977
- Gibbomodiola adriatica (Lamarck, 1819)
- Idas argenteus Jeffreys, 1876
- Idas simpsoni (Marshall, 1900)
- Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
- Modiolula phaseolina (Philippi, 1844)
- Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
- Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Musculus niger (J E Gray, 1824)
- Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1818
Order Pterioida Newell, 1965
Superfamily Pterioidea J. E. Clay, 1847 [1820]
- Family Pteriidae J. E. Gray, 1847 [1820]
Superfamily Ostreoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Gryphaeidae Vyalov, 1936
Superfamily Pinnoidea Leach, 1819
- Family Pinnidae Leach, 1819
Order Limoida Waller, 1978
Superfamily Limoidea d'Orbigny, 1846
- Family Limidae d'Orbigny, 1846
Order Pectinoida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Superfamily Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Talochlamys pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Delectopecten vitreus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Hyalopecten pudicus (E A Smith, 1885)
- Palliolum incomparabile (Risso, 1826)
- Palliolum striatum (Müller, 1776)
- Palliolum tigerinum (Müller, 1776)
- Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Karnekampia sulcata (Müller, 1776)
- Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
Superfamily Anomioidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Anomiidae Rafinesque, 1815
SUBCLASS HETEROCONCHIA Hertwig, 1895
HETERODONTA Neumayr, 1883
Order Carditoida Dall, 1889
Superfamily Crassatelloidea Ferussac, 1822
- Family Astartidae d'Orbigny, 1844
Superfamily Thyasiroidea Dall, 1900
- Family Thyasiridae Dall, 1900
- Adontorhina keegani Barry & McCormack 2007 Known only from Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland
- Adontorhina similis Barry & McCormack 2007
- Genaxinus eumyarius (M Sars, 1870)
- Axinulus brevis (Verrill & Bush, 1898)
- Axinulus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847)
- Axinus grandis (Verrill & Smith 1885) Bay of Biscay and Rockall Trough
- Leptaxinus incrassatus (Jeffreys, 1876) Rosemary Bank and south to Bay of Biscay
- Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844)
- Parathyasira subcircularis Payne & Allen, 1991 Atlantic margin.
- Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803)
- Thyasira scotiae Oliver & Drewery, 2014 Hatton-Rockall Basin.
- Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881) Rockall Trough
- Thyasira succisa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Thyasira tortuosa (Jeffreys, 1881)
Order Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889
Superfamily Pandoroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Pandoridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Lyonsiidae P. Fischer, 1887
Superfamily Thracioidea Stoliczka, 1870
- Family Periplomatidae Dall, 1895
- Family Thraciidae Stoliczka, 1870
SUBCLASS SEPTIBRANCHIA Pelseneer, 1888
Superfamily Verticordioidea Stoliczka, 1871
- Family Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Family Poromyidae Dall, 1886
- Family Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886
- Cardiomya cadiziana Huber, 2010 Biscay Basin
- Cardiomya costellata (Deshayes, 1835)
- Cardiomya knudseni Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight
- Cardiomya striata (Jeffreys, 1876) bathyal
- Cuspidaria cuspidata (Olivi, 1792)
- Cuspidaria lamellosa (G O Sars, 1872) Atlantic margin
- Cuspidaria obesa (Lovén, 1846)
- Cuspidaria parva Verrill & Bush, 1898 Rockall Trough and Biscay Basin
- Cuspidaria rostrata (Spengler, 1793)
- Cuspidaria undata Verrill, 1884 Porcupine
- Halonympha inflata (Jeffreys, 1882) Known only from the original Porcupine material collected in the Biscay Basin
- Myonera alleni Poutiers & Bernard, 1995 Bay of Biscay, Porcupine Sea Bight and Rockall Trough
- Myonera demistriata Allen & Morgan, 1981 Rockall Trough
- Myonera sulcifera (Jeffreys, 1882) Porcupine
- Pseudoneara truncata Jeffreys, 1882 Biscay
- Protocuspidaria atlantica Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight and Biscay.
- Protocuspidaria simplis Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight
- Rhinoclama notabilis (Jeffreys, 1876) abyssal
- Tropidomya abbreviata (Forbes, 1843)
Order Veneroida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
Superfamily Lucinoidea Fleming, 1828
- Family Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
Superfamily Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Basterotiidae Cossman, 1909
- Family Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Family Leptonidae J. E. Gray, 1847
- Family Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1849
- Family Montacutidae W. Clark, 1855
- Coracuta obliquata (Chaster, 1897)
- Devonia perrieri (Malard, 1904)
- Draculamya porobranchiata Oliver & Lutzen, 2011 bathyal
- Epilepton clarkiae (Clark, 1852)
- Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)
- Kurtiella tumidula (Jeffreys, 1866)
- Montacuta substriata (Montagu, 1808)
- Scacchia tenera Jeffreys, 1881 bathyal and abyssal
- Syssitomya pourtalesiana Oliver, 2012
- Tellimya ferruginosa Montagu, 1808
Superfamily Hiatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- Family Hiatellidae J. E. Gray, 1824
Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Gastrochaenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
Superfamily Arcticoidea R. B. Newton, 1891
- Family Arcticidae R. B. Newton, 1891
Superfamily Ungulinoidea H. Adams & A. Adams
- Family Ungulinidae H. Adams & A. Adams
Superfamily Glossoidea J. E. Gray, 1847 [1840]
- Family Glossidae J. E. Gray, 1847 [1840]
- Family Kelliellidae P. Fischer, 1887
- Family Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 190
Superfamily Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
- Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
- Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
- Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Tapes corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
- Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)
- Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
- Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Family Petricolidae Deshayes, 1831
- Family Turtoniidae Clark 1855
- Family Neoleptonidae Thiele, 1934
Superfamily Tellinoidea Blainville, 1814
- Family Tellinidae Blainville, 1814
- Family Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Family Psammobiidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Family Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Family Solecurtidae d'Orbigny, 1846
Superfamily Solenoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Solenidae Lamarck, 1809
- Family Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
Order Myoida Stoliczka, 1870
Superfamily Myoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Myidae Lamarck, 1809
- Family Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
Superfamily Pholadoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
- Family Teredinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Xylophagaidae 1941
References
External links
- Marine bivalve Mollusca of the British Isles
- Bernard E. Picton and Christine C. Morrow Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
- MarLIN Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland.
- Roche C., Clarke S. & O’Connor B. (2005) Inventory of Irish marine wildlife publications. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 16. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
- 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
- Marine species identification portal
- Natural History Museum Rotterdam Mollusca Images
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