Periglypta Explained
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the subfamily Venerinae of the family Veneridae.[1]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus has seven extant species. There are five fossil species listed in Fossilworks.
- Periglypta caesarina (W.H. Dall, 1903)
- Periglypta caribbeana Anderson, 1927
- Periglypta corbis (Lamarck, 1818)
- Periglypta crispata (Deshayes, 1854)
- Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
- Periglypta listeri (J.E. Gray, 1838) – Princess Venus clam
- Periglypta multicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Periglypta reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Periglypta tamiamensis A.A. Olsson & R.E. Petit, 1964
- Periglypta tarquinia (W.H. Dall, 1900)
- Periglypta valentichscotti Thach, 2021
- Periglypta weegeeree
- Synonyms:
- Periglypta albocancellata (M. Huber, 2010): synonym of Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
- Periglypta chemnitzi (Hanley, 1845), synonym of Antigona chemnitzii (Hanley, 1845)
- Periglypta clathrata (Deshayes, 1854): synonym of Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
- Periglypta compressa Zhuang, 1964: synonym of Periglypta corbis (Lamarck, 1818)
- Periglypta edmonsoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Periglypta reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Periglypta puerpura [sic]: synonym of Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771) (misspelling)
- Periglypta sowerbyi (Deshayes, 1853): synonym of Antigona sowerbyi (Deshayes, 1854)
In addition, Markus Huber (2010) mentioned that Periglypta and Antigona are synonyms, but Chen et al. (2011) rejected this opinion.
References
- Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
- Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Periglypta Jukes-Browne, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205443 on 2021-12-25