Spheniopsis

Spheniopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1] Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters.[2] Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ a b c 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. 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.