Sportellidae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Scientific name Sportellidae		Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida Rank Family
Similar Galeommatidae, Ungulinidae, Lasaeidae, Periplomatidae, Petricolidae

Sportellidae is a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Veneroida.

Sportellidae shells are of moderate size, equivalve and with an external ligament set on small nymphs. The hinge has one or two cardinal teeth and inconspicuous laterals.

Genera and species

Anisodonta Deshayes, 1858

Anisodonta alata (Powell, 1952)

Anisodonta alata trigonia (Powell, 1952)

Anisodonta pseudoscintilla Ponder, 1971

Anisodonta carolina Dall, 1900

Basterotia Hoernes, 1859

Basterotia corbuloidea Dall, 1899

Basterotia elliptica (Recluz, 1850)

Basterotia floridana Dall, 1903

Basterotia hertleini Durham, 1950

Basterotia peninsularis (Jordan, 1936)

Basterotia quadrata (Hanley, 1843)

Benthoquetia Iredale, 1930

Benthoquetia integra (Hedley, 1907)

Ensitellops Olsson and Harbison, 1953

Ensitellops pilsbryi (Dall, 1899)

Ensitellops protexta (Conrad, 1841)

Ensitellops tabula Olsson and Harbison, 1953

Fabella Conrad, 1863

Fabella pilsbryi (Dall, 1899)

Planktomya Simroth, 1896

Planktomya henseni Simroth, 1896

References

Sportellidae Wikipedia

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