Class

Bivalvia

1,987 species in this class. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 20 of 34

sunray venus

sunray venus

Macrocallista nimbosa

Veneridae

Mactra clathrodon

Mactra clathrodon

Mactridae
rayed trough-shell

rayed trough-shell

Mactra corallina

Mactridae
Grey Mactra

Grey Mactra

Mactra glauca

Mactridae
Mactra maculata

Mactra maculata

Mactra maculata

Mactridae

Mactra plistoneerlandica

Mactra plistoneerlandica

Mactridae

Mactra pura

Mactra pura

Mactridae
Rayed Trough Shell

Rayed Trough Shell

Mactra stultorum

Mactridae
winged surfclam

winged surfclam

Mactrellona alata

Mactridae
mature surfclam

mature surfclam

Mactrellona exoleta

Mactridae

Mactrellona subalata

Mactrellona subalata

Mactridae
dish surfclam

dish surfclam

Mactromeris catilliformis

Mactridae
Hemphill surfclam

Hemphill surfclam

Mactromeris hemphillii

Mactridae
Arctic surfclam

Arctic surfclam

Mactromeris polynyma

Mactridae
California surfclam

California surfclam

Mactrotoma californica

Mactridae
fragile surfclam

fragile surfclam

Mactrotoma fragilis

Mactridae

Mactrotoma janeiroensis

Mactrotoma janeiroensis

Mactridae
bent surfclam

bent surfclam

Mactrotoma nasuta

Mactridae

Mactrotoma velata

Mactrotoma velata

Mactridae
Portuguese Oyster

Portuguese Oyster

Magallana angulata

Ostreidae
Pacific Oyster

Pacific Oyster

Magallana gigas

Ostreidae

Malletia chilensis

Malletia chilensis

Malletiidae

Malletia johnsoni

Malletia johnsoni

Malletiidae

Malletia pacifica

Malletia pacifica

Malletiidae

Malletia pianii

Malletia pianii

Malletiidae

Malletia truncata

Malletia truncata

Malletiidae

Malleus anatinus

Malleus anatinus

Malleidae
common hammer-oyster

common hammer-oyster

Malleus malleus

Malleidae
Malleus regula

Malleus regula

Malleus regula

Malleidae

Malvinasia molinae

Malvinasia molinae

Lasaeidae

Mansfieldostrea compressirostra

Mansfieldostrea compressirostra

Ostreidae
cat's paw scallop

cat's paw scallop

Manupecten pesfelis

Pectinidae
Broad Cockle

Broad Cockle

Maoricardium pseudolatum

Cardiidae
Western Pearlshell

Western Pearlshell

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritiferidae
Louisiana pearlshell

Louisiana pearlshell

Margaritifera hembeli

Margaritiferidae
Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritiferidae
Alabama Pearlshell

Alabama Pearlshell

Margaritifera marrianae

Margaritiferidae
Wedge Piddock

Wedge Piddock

Martesia cuneiformis

Pholadidae
Striate Piddock

Striate Piddock

Martesia striata

Pholadidae
Alabama mocassinshell

Alabama mocassinshell

Medionidus acutissimus

Unionidae
Cumberland mocassinshell

Cumberland mocassinshell

Medionidus conradicus

Unionidae

Coosa Moccasinshell

Medionidus parvulus

Unionidae

Gulf mocassinshell

Medionidus penicillatus

Unionidae
Washboard

Washboard

Megalonaias nervosa

Unionidae
Bodega Tellin

Bodega Tellin

Megangulus bodegensis

Tellinidae
Alaska Great-Tellin

Alaska Great-Tellin

Megangulus luteus

Tellinidae
Almeja chocolata

Almeja chocolata

Megapitaria aurantiaca

Veneridae
Calico Clam

Calico Clam

Megapitaria maculata

Veneridae
Chocolate Clam

Chocolate Clam

Megapitaria squalida

Veneridae

oblique yoldia

Megayoldia martyria

Yoldiidae

Broad yoldia

Megayoldia thraciaeformis

Yoldiidae

rusty axinopsid

Mendicula ferruginosa

Thyasiridae

Mendicula oblonga

Mendicula oblonga

Thyasiridae

Mendicula pygmaea

Mendicula pygmaea

Thyasiridae
southern quahog

southern quahog

Mercenaria campechiensis

Veneridae
American hard-shelled clam

American hard-shelled clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Veneridae
Texas Quahog

Texas Quahog

Mercenaria texana

Veneridae
hard clam

hard clam

Meretrix lyrata

Veneridae
compressed clam

compressed clam

Mesodesma arctatum

Mesodesmatidae
macha

macha

Mesodesma donacium

Mesodesmatidae