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 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 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 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)
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)