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