
Posted: Jan 17 2017
White Florida Bivalves Illustrated on LTS
The photos in the following galleries are to aid you in making an ID or point you to the genera of similar shells. Go to the forum "Discussion/presentation at the species level - Bivalves" to find the expanded presentation with more photos and descriptive information. These slides are drawn from the presentations and span many years. It is impossible for me to update the presentations to keep current with name changes. So it is strongly suggested that before you create data slips you search the names used on these slides in the WoRMS data base to ascertain current consensus opinion on naming.
Nuculidae - Nut Clams

Arcidae - Arc Clams








Arcidae - Arc Clams
Isognomonidae – Tree Oysters; Ostreidae – True Oysters


Limidae – Flame Scallops/File Clams





Pectinidae – True Scallops

B. antillarum underwent a genus reassignment and as of Jul 2011* is Antillipecten antillarum.
*Waller T.R. (2011) Neogene paleontology of the northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology 381: 1-204.
Carditidae – Little Heart Clams


Pandoridae - Pandora Clams


Lyonsiidae - Lyonsia Clams

Lucinidae - Lucine Clams










Ungulinidae - Diplodon Clams

Cardiidae – Cockle Shells


Petricolidae - Elongated mud burrowers. Some authors include these genera within Veneridae.



Veneridae - Venus Clams













Tellinidae – Tellins














Donacidae – Coquinas/Wedge Clams

Psammobiidae - Sunset Clams

Semelidae - Semele Clams






Mactridae - Surf Clams
Myidae – Soft-Shell Clams






Corbulidae - Basket Clams
Pholadidae - Piddock Clams








Periplomatidae

Lasaeidae
