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Discussions/presentation at the species level Bivalves
Discussions, photo series, how to identify or distinguish a species or between species

Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)

Acar domingensis (Lamarck, 1819)

Acrosterigma magnum (Linneaus, 1758); Previously Trachycardium magnum

Aequipecten exasperatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

Lindapecten muscosus (Wood, 1828); Previously Aequipecten  

Aequipecten muscosus & Aequipecten exasperatus, A comparison - Are they one or two?

Amygdalum papyrium (Conrad, 1846)

Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)

Anadara secticostata (Reeve, 1844)  Previously A. floridana 

Anadara notabilis (Röding, 1798)

Anadara transversa (Say,1822)  

Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802)

Ameritella agilis (Stimpson, 1857)         Previously Angulus agilis

Tampaella mera (Say, 1838)                   Previously Angulus merus

Tampaella tampaensis (Conrad, 1866) Previously Angulus tampaensis

Ameritella texana (Dall, 1900)                Previously Angulus texanus

Ameritella versicolor (DeKay, 1843)       Previously Angulus versicolor

Anodontia alba Link, 1807

Anomalocardia cuneimeris (Conrad, 1846)

Anomia simplex d'Orbigny, 1853 

Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)

Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789

Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833)

Arcidae of Florida - Comparison ligamental area, Help identifying six similar common Arks

Arcinella cornuta Conrad, 1866

Arcopagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799)

Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)

Arcuatula papyria (Conrad, 1846)    Previously Amygdallum papyrium

Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Argopecten irradians amplicostatus (Dall, 1898)

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck, 1819)

Argopecten irradians of Florida; As of 2024 A. I. concentricus (Say, 1822)

Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)

Argopecten nucleus vs A. gibbus, How to tell them apart?

Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atrina rigida (Lightfoot, 1786)

Atrina seminuda (Lamarck, 1819)

Atrina serrata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

Austromacoma constricta (Bruguière, 1792)

Barbatia domingensis (Lamarck, 1819); Syn: Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)

Barnea truncata (Say, 1822)

Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881)

Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)

Brachidontes domingensis (Lamarck, 1819)

Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Callucina keenae Chavan in Cox et al., 1971

Cardiomya costellata (Deshayes, 1835)

Cardites floridanus Conrad, 1838:  Previously Carditimera floridana

Caribachlamys mildredae (F. M. Bayer, 1941)

Caribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)

Caribachlamys pellucens (Linnaeus, 1758), Previously C. imbricata (Gmelin, 1791)

Caribachlamys sentis (Reeve, 1853)

Caryocorbula chittyana (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Caryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)

Caryocorbula swiftiana (C.B. Adams, 1852) Syn: C. caribaea (d’Orbigny, 1853)  

Chama vs Pseudochama

Chama congregata Conrad, 1833

Chama florida Lamarck, 1819

Chama inezae (Bayer, 1943)

Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791)

Chama radians Lamarck, 1819

Chama sarda Reeve, 1847

Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835

Chione elevata (Say, 1822)

Chioneryx grus (Holmes, 1858)

Chioneryx pygmaea (Lamarck, 1818)

Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)

Choristodon (Petricola) robustus (Sowerby I, 1834)

Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Corbula dietziana (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Crassadoma gigantea (J. E. Gray, 1825)

Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)

Crassinella martinicensis (Orbigny, 1842)

Cryptopecten phrygium (Dall, 1886)

Ctena imbricatula (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Ctena orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)

Ctenoides mitis (Lamarck, 1807)

Ctenoides scaber (Born, 1778)

Cucullaearca candida (Helbling, 1779)

Cumingia antillarum A. Adams, 1850;  Previously C. coarctata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Cumingia sinuosa A. Adams, 1850; Previously C. tellinoides (Conrad, 1831)

Cumingia vanhyningi Rehder, 1939

Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852)

Ctrenoida floridana (Dall, 1896)

Cyclopecten reticulus (Dall, 1886)

Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758); Previously Trachycardium muricatum

Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)

Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822)

Divalinga quadrisulcata (d'Orbigny, 1846)

Divaricella dentata (Wood, 1815)

Donax - Only three species in Florida, (Why D. fossor is senior to D. parvulus)

Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850)

Dosinia concentrica Born, 1778); Previously Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1844)

Ensis leei Huber, 2015

Ensis megistus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1943 

Epicodakia filiata (Dall, 1901)

Ervilia concentrica (Holmes, 1858)

Eucrassatella speciosa (A. Adams, 1852); Now Kalolophus speciosus

Eurytellina alternata (Say, 1822)

Eurytellina angulosa (Gmelin, 1791)

Eurytellina lineata (Turton, 1819)

Euvola of Florida

Euvola chazaliei Dautzenberg, 1900

Euvola laurentii (Gmelin, 1791)

Euvola raveneli (Dall, 1898)

Euvola ziczac (Linné, 1758)

Fugleria tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)

Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)

Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914)

Glycymeris americana (DeFrance, 1826)

Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glycymeris spectralis Nicol, 1952

Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Goniocuna dalli (Vanata, 1904)

Gouldia cerina (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)

Hiatella arctica (Linné, 1767)

Iphigenia brasiliana (Lamarck, 1818)

Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)

Isognomon of Florida

Isognomon alatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Isognomon radiatus (Anton, 1838)

Kalolophos speciosus (A. Adams, 1854); previously Eucrassatella speciosa

Laciolina laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laciolina magna (Spengler, 1798)

Laevicardium mortoni (Conrad, 1830)

Laevicardium pictum (Ravenel, 1861) 

Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laevichlamys multisquamata (Dunker, 1864)

Lamarcka imbricata (Bruguière, 1789);  Previously Arca imbicata

Leiosolenus bisulcatus (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Lima caribaea d’Orbigny, 1853

Limaria pellucida (C. B. Adams, 1846)

Limidae - A comparison of Florida species

Lindapecten exasperatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

Lindapecten muscosus (W. Wood, 1828)

Lioberus castanea (Say, 1822)

Lirophora varicosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853); Previously L. latilirata (Conrad, 1841)

Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucinisca nassula (Conrad, 1846)

Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789)

Lyonsia hyalina vs Lyonsia floridana

Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Macoma brevifrons (Say, 1838)

Macoploma tenta (Say, 1838)

Macrocallista maculata (Linneaus, 1758)

Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786)

Mactrotoma fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)

Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822)

Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Megapitaria maculata (Linneaus, 1758); Previously Macrocallista maculata 

Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Merisca aequistriata (Say, 1824); Now Serratina aequistriata

Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)

Modiolus modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967

Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)

Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)

Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)

Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nodipecten fragosus (Conrad, 1849)

Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)

Nucula proxima Say, 1822

Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1832)

Orobitella floridana  (Dall, 1899)

Ostrea equestris Say, 1834

Oudardia iris (Say, 1822)

Pandora bushiana Dall, 1886

Pandora gouldiana Dall, 1886

Pandora trilineata Say, 1822

Papyridea lata (Born, 1778)

Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789)

Parastarte triquetra (Conrad, 1846)

Parvilucina crenella (Dall, 1901), Syn: P. multilineata 

Parvilucina pectinella (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Periglypta listeri (J. E. Gray, 1838)

Periploma inequale  (C. B. Adams, 1842)

Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)

Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)

Phacoides pectinatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Phlyctiderma semiaspera (Philippi, 1836)

Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798

Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791

Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)

Pitar simpsoni (Dall, 1895)

Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)

Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801

Pododesmus rudis (Broderip, 1834)

Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)

Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846), Syn: P. maritima

Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798)

Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)

Puberella intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)

Radiolucina amianta (Dall, 1901)

Raeta plicatella (Lamarck, 1818)

Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Scissula candeana (d’Orbigny, 1853)

Scissula iris (Say, 1822); New genus name is Oudardia

Scissula similis (J. Sowerby, 1806)

Scissula Tellins of Florida, A comparison of three species

Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)

Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)

Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)

Serratina aequistriata (Say, 1824)

Solemya velum Say, 1822

Solen viridis Say, 1821

Spathochlamys benedicti (Verrill & Bush, 1897)

Sphenia fragilis (H. & A. Adams, 1854), Syn: Sphenia antillensis

Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)

Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1818)

Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781

Spondylus tenuis Schreibers, 1793, Syn: Spondylus ictericus Reeve, 1856

Stewartia floridana (Conrad 1833), Syn. Pseudomiltha floridana

Strigilla surinamensis Boss, 1972

Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1794)

Tagelus plebeius (John Lightfoot, 1786)

Tampaella mera (Say, 1838)

Tampaella tampaensis (Conrad, 1866)

Tellidora cristata (Récluz, 1842) 

Tellinella listeri (Röding, 1798)

Tivela trigonella (Lamarck, 1818), Syn: Tivella floridana 

Trachycardium egmontianum (Linnaeus, 1758), comparison to T. muricatum

Trachycardium magnum (Linneaus, 1758)

Trachycardium muricatum (Linneaus, 1758), comparison to T. egmontianum

Transennella conradina (Dall, 1884)

Transennella stimpsoni Dall, 1902

Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Varicorbula limatula (Conrad, 1846)

Spondylus americanus .JPG
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