Polymesoda

Polymesoda is a genus of clams in the family Cyrenidae.[1] They were previously in the family Corbiculidae,[2] before it was subsumed into Cyrenidae.

Polymesoda
Polymesoda arctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Polymesoda
Rafinesque, 1820
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • † Cyprinella Gabb, 1864 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Cyrena (Anomala) Deshayes, 1855
  • Cyrena (Egeta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Cyrena (Polymesoda) Rafinesque, 1820
  • Cyrena (Pseudocyrena) Bourguignat, 1854
  • † Diodus Gabb, 1869 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Egetaria Mörch, 1861 (junior synonym)
  • Leptosiphon P. Fischer, 1872
  • Neocyrena Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
  • Polymesoda (Egeta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Egetaria) Mörch, 1861· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Neocyrena) Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Polymesoda) Rafinesque, 1820· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) Bourguignat, 1854
  • Pseudocyrena Bourguignat, 1854

Species
  • Polymesoda acuta (Prime, 1861) (accepted > junior homonym)
  • Polymesoda aequilatera (Deshayes, 1855)
  • Polymesoda anomala (Deshayes, 1855)
  • Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855)
  • Polymesoda boliviana (Philippi, 1851) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  • † Polymesoda bravoensis (Olsson, 1931)
  • Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) – Carolina marsh clam
  • † Polymesoda convexa (Brongniart, 1822)
  • † Polymesoda distorta (Ludwig, 1865)
  • Polymesoda exquisita (Prime, 1867)
  • Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
  • Polymesoda fontainei (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Polymesoda fortis (Prime, 1861)
  • Polymesoda inflata (Philippi, 1851)
  • Polymesoda meridionalis (Prime, 1865)
  • Polymesoda mexicana (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • † Polymesoda muravchiki Pérez, Genta Iturrería & Griffin, 2010
  • Polymesoda notabilis (Deshayes, 1855)
  • † Polymesoda obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817)
  • Polymesoda obscura (Prime, 1860)
  • Polymesoda ordinaria (Prime, 1865)
  • Polymesoda placens (Hanley, 1845)
  • Polymesoda radiata (Hanley, 1845)
  • † Polymesoda subarata (Schlotheim, 1820)
  • Polymesoda triangula (Busch in Philippi, 1849)
  • Polymesoda tribunalis (Prime, 1870)
  • † Polymesoda trigalensis (Olsson, 1931)
  • † Polymesoda visenoviensis Kadolsky, 1989
Synonyms
  • Polymesoda bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818) : synonym of Geloina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
  • Polymesoda maritima (Orbigny, 1853) – maritime marsh clam : synonym of Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
  • Polymesoda powelli Valentich-Scott, 2012: synonym of Polymesoda radiata (Hanley, 1845)
  • Polymesoda proxima (Prime, 1864): synonym of Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)

References
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  1. Bouchet, P. and S. Gofas. (2014). Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Polymesoda. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. "Cyrenidae". Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems. La Trobe University. Retrieved 5 November 2021.


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