Theora (bivalve)

Theora is a genus of saltwater and freshwater clams, bivalve molluscs in the family Semelidae. [1]

Theora
Theora mesopotamica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Theora
H. Adams and A. Adams, 1856
Synonyms
  • Theora (Endopleura) A. Adams, 1864 · alternate representation
  • Theora (Theora) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 · alternate representation

Species

Species accepted as of October 2021:[2]

  • Theora alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
  • Theora iridescens (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora lubrica Gould, 1861
  • Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
  • Theora moulinsii (Récluz, 1869)
  • Theora nasuta Hedley, 1909
  • Theora opalina (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora translucens Preston, 1916
Synonyms
  • Theora cadabra (Eames & Wilkins, 1957) accepted as Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918) (junior synonym)
  • Theora fragilis (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora hindsiana Preston, 1916 accepted as Theora iridescens (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora nitida Gould, 1861 accepted as Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
  • Theora ovalis E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Aligena ovalis (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Theora H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204336 on 2022-09-27
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Theora H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp



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