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Family: Thyasiridae



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81 species (see list below)
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Adontorhina cyclia
[Circle axinopsid]
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Adontorhina pisum
[]
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Adontorhina sphaericosa
[Inflated axinopsid]
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Axinodon redondoensis
[Elongate axinopsid]
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Axinopsida cordata
[Heart axinopsid]
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Axinopsida orbiculata
[Orbicular axinopsid]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm SHL
 
Axinopsida serricata
[Lenticular axinopsid]
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Axinopsida viridis
[]
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Axinulus careyi
[]
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Axinulus croulinensis
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Axinulus cycladius
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Axinulus eumyarius
[Mya cleftclam]
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Axinulus redondoensis
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Axinus grandis
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm SHL
 
Conchocele bisecta
[Giant cleftclam]
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Conchocele disjuncta
[]
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Conchocele lyuhrurngae
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Genaxinus bongraini
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Genaxinus cookianus
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Genaxinus otagoensis
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Leptaxinus ferruginosus
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Leptaxinus incrassatus
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Leptaxinus minutus
[Minute axinopsid]
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Leptaxinus subovatus
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Maorithyas flemingi
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Maorithyas marama
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Mendicula carrozae
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Mendicula ferruginosa
[Rusty axinopsid]
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Mendicula inflata
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Mendicula ovata
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Mendicula transversa
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Mendicula verrilli
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SHL
 
Parathyasira bamberi
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL
 
Parathyasira dearborni
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Parathyasira dunbari
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Parathyasira equalis
[Equal cleftclam]
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Parathyasira neozelanica
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Parathyasira resupina
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Spinaxinus caldarium
[]
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Thyasira alleni
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm SHL
 
Thyasira anassa
[]
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Thyasira atlantica
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Thyasira barbarensis
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Thyasira biplicata
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Thyasira brevis
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Thyasira conia
[]
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Thyasira cumingii
[]
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Thyasira cygnus
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm SHL
 
Thyasira debilis
[]
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Thyasira elliptica
[]
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Thyasira eumyaria
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw

Thyasira falklandica Smith, 1885

Photo by Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Thyasira falklandica
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm SHL
 
Thyasira flexuosa
[Flexuose cleftclam]
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Thyasira fuegiensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Thyasira gouldii
[]
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Thyasira grandis
[]
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Thyasira granulosa
[Granulose cleftclam]
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Thyasira incrassatus
[]
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Thyasira magellanica
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Thyasira miyadii
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Thyasira oblonga
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Thyasira obsoleta
[]
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Thyasira ovoidea
[]
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Thyasira peregrina
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Thyasira perplicata
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Thyasira planata
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Thyasira pygmaea
[]
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Thyasira rotunda
[Rotund cleftclam]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Thyasira sarsii
[]
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Thyasira simplex
[Simple cleftclam]
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Thyasira southwardae
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Thyasira striata
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Thyasira subequatoria
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Thyasira subovata
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Thyasira subtrigona
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Thyasira succisa
[Cut-off cleftclam]
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Thyasira tokunagai
[]
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Thyasira tortuosa
[]
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Thyasira tricarinata
[]
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Thyasira trisinuata
[Atlantic cleftclam]
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Thyasira waikanae
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adontorhina cyclia Circle axinopsid East Pacific. 1947
Adontorhina pisum Southeast Pacific 1908
Adontorhina sphaericosa Inflated axinopsid East Pacific. 1986
Axinodon redondoensis Elongate axinopsid East Pacific. 1941
Axinopsida cordata Heart axinopsid Western Atlantic 1898
Axinopsida orbiculata Orbicular axinopsid Arctic and Northern Atlan 1878
Axinopsida serricata Lenticular axinopsid Northeast Pacific, Panarc 0.8 SHL 1864
Axinopsida viridis Northeast Pacific, Panarc 1901
Axinulus careyi Arctic and Northeast Atla 1979
Axinulus croulinensis Mediterranean Sea 1847
Axinulus cycladius Northern Atlantic and the 1848
Axinulus eumyarius Mya cleftclam Northeast Atlantic and th 1870
Axinulus redondoensis Northeast Atlantic 1941
Axinus grandis Atlantic Ocean. 2.1 DL 1885
Conchocele bisecta Giant cleftclam Pacific Ocean and Western 11 SHL 1849
Conchocele disjuncta Pacific Ocean and Western 1866
Conchocele lyuhrurngae Pacific Ocean and Western 2022
Genaxinus bongraini Antarctic Atlantic 1910
Genaxinus cookianus Southwest Pacific 1950
Genaxinus otagoensis Southwest Pacific 1913
Leptaxinus ferruginosus Mediterranean Sea 1844
Leptaxinus incrassatus Mediterranean Sea 1876
Leptaxinus minutus Minute axinopsid Western Atlantic 1898
Leptaxinus subovatus Mediterranean Sea 1881
Maorithyas flemingi Southwest Pacific 1955
Maorithyas marama Southwest Pacific 1950
Mendicula carrozae Atlantic Ocean. 1991
Mendicula ferruginosa Rusty axinopsid Northeast Atlantic, Medit 0.2 DL 1844
Mendicula inflata Atlantic Ocean. 1991
Mendicula ovata Western Atlantic. 1898
Mendicula transversa Western Atlantic. 1991
Mendicula verrilli Western Atlantic. 1991
Parathyasira bamberi Western Indian Ocean 1.9 SHL 2015
Parathyasira dearborni Antarctic Atlantic and An 0.5 SHL 1965
Parathyasira dunbari Arctic and Northeast Atla 0.8 DL 1976
Parathyasira equalis Equal cleftclam Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 0.6 DL 1898
Parathyasira neozelanica Southwest Pacific 1930
Parathyasira resupina Western Pacific 1930
Spinaxinus caldarium Antarctic Atlantic 2017
Thyasira alleni Northeast Atlantic and th 1981
Thyasira anassa Western Indian Ocean 2.2 SHL 2015
Thyasira atlantica Western Atlantic. 1991
Thyasira barbarensis Northeast Atlantic 1890
Thyasira biplicata Mediterranean Sea. 1836
Thyasira brevis Northeast Atlantic 0.7 DL 1898
Thyasira conia Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1901
Thyasira cumingii Western Pacific. 1861
Thyasira cygnus Western Pacific. 1916
Thyasira debilis Southeast Pacific, Southw 0.3 SHL 1912
Thyasira elliptica Southeast Pacific, Southw 1898
Thyasira eumyaria Southeast Pacific, Southw 1870
Thyasira falklandica Southeast Pacific, Southw 1885
Thyasira flexuosa Flexuose cleftclam Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At 1.2 SHL 1803
Thyasira fuegiensis Western Atlantic and East 1890
Thyasira gouldii Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O 0.6 DL 1845
Thyasira grandis Mediterranean Sea 1885
Thyasira granulosa Granulose cleftclam North America and Mediter 1874
Thyasira incrassatus North America and Mediter 1876
Thyasira magellanica Western Atlantic and East 1901
Thyasira miyadii Northwest Pacific 1951
Thyasira oblonga Mediterranean Sea. 1878
Thyasira obsoleta Mediterranean Sea. 1898
Thyasira ovoidea Western Atlantic 1889
Thyasira peregrina Southwest Pacific 1930
Thyasira perplicata Mediterranean Sea. 1996
Thyasira planata Mediterranean Sea. 1882
Thyasira pygmaea Western Atlantic 0.2 DL 1898
Thyasira rotunda Rotund cleftclam North America. 1881
Thyasira sarsii Northern Atlantic and the 2.4 DL 1845
Thyasira simplex Simple cleftclam North America. 1898
Thyasira southwardae Atlantic Ocean. 2006
Thyasira striata Mediterranean Sea. 1896
Thyasira subequatoria Western Atlantic. 1991
Thyasira subovata Mediterranean Sea. 1881
Thyasira subtrigona Mediterranean Sea. 1858
Thyasira succisa Cut-off cleftclam North America and the Med 1876
Thyasira tokunagai Northwest Pacific 1951
Thyasira tortuosa Northwest Pacific 1881
Thyasira tricarinata Northwest Pacific 1916
Thyasira trisinuata Atlantic cleftclam Eastern Pacific and Weste 1842
Thyasira waikanae Southwest Pacific 1950



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