Scrobicularia

Scrobicularia is a genus of bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Semelidae.[2][3] It is sometimes placed in its own family, Scrobicularidae.[1][4]

Scrobicularia
Temporal range: Miocene–present,
Scrobicularia plana, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Scrobicularia
Schumacher, 1815
Species

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Species

There are two recognised species:[2]

However, ITIS only recognizes Scrobicularia caduca.[5] There are also names with uncertain status:[2]

  • Scrobicularia ceylonica E. A. Smith, 1896 – taxon inquirendum
  • Scrobicularia caduca Gould, 1861 – nomen dubium
  • Scrobicularia rubiginosa (Poli, 1795) – nomen dubium

References
  1. "Scrobicularia". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2014). "Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. "Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. Casagranda, Caterina & Boudouresque, Charles François (August 2005). "Abundance, population structure and production of Scrobicularia plana and Abra tenuis (Bivalvia: Scrobicularidae) in a Mediterranean brackish lagoon, Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia". International Review of Hydrobiology. 90 (4): 376–391. doi:10.1002/iroh.200410767.
  5. "Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 April 2019.


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