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'''Sportellidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[bivalve]] [[clam]]s of the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Veneroida]].
'''Sportellidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[bivalve]] [[clam]]s of the [[order (biology)|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==
==Genera and species==
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**''[[Basterotia peninsularis]]'' <small>(Jordan, 1936)</small>
**''[[Basterotia peninsularis]]'' <small>(Jordan, 1936)</small>
**''[[Basterotia quadrata]]'' <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
**''[[Basterotia quadrata]]'' <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
*''[[Benthoquetia]]'' <small>[[Tom Iredale|Iredale]], 1930</small>
**''[[Benthoquetia integra]]'' <small>(Hedley, 1907)</small>
*''[[Ensitellops]]'' <small>Olsson and Harbison, 1953</small>
*''[[Ensitellops]]'' <small>Olsson and Harbison, 1953</small>
**''[[Ensitellops pilsbryi]]'' <small>(Dall, 1899)</small>
**''[[Ensitellops pilsbryi]]'' <small>(Dall, 1899)</small>
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**''[[Planktomya henseni]]'' <small>Simroth, 1896</small>
**''[[Planktomya henseni]]'' <small>Simroth, 1896</small>


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Sportellidae
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Sportellidae

Dall, 1899
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Sportellidae is a family of marine bivalve clams 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