Solemya
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| The holotype of Solemya elarraichensis | |
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| Genus: | Solemya |
Solemya is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Solemyidae, the awning clams. Solemya is the type genus of the family Solemyidae.
Description
The shell valves of species in this genus are fragile and subcylindrical in shape; there are no hinge teeth. The shell has a persistent thin periostracum which extends beyond the valve margins, hence the common name "awning clams".
These clams are chemoautotrophs, they use bacterial symbionts.
Species
Species within the genus Solemya include:
- Solemya africana
- Solemya atacama
- Solemya australis
- Solemya borealis
- Solemya elarraichensis
- Solemya flava
- Solemya moretonensis
- Solemya notialis
- Solemya occidentalis
- Solemya panamensis
- Solemya parkinsonii
- Solemya pervernicosa
- Solemya pusilla
- Solemya tagiri
- Solemya terraereginae
- Solemya velesiana
- Solemya velum
- Solemya winkworthi
References
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2014). "Solemya Lamarck, 1818". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-23.