Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis.
Species
Species in the genus Gastrochaena include:
- Gastrochaena brevis <small>G.B. Sowerby I, 1834</small>
- Gastrochaena carteri <small>Nielsen, 1986</small>
- Gastrochaena cuneiformis <small>Spengler, 1783</small>
- Gastrochaena denticulata <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
- Gastrochaena difficilis <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
- Gastrochaena frondosa <small>Cotton, 1934</small>
- Gastrochaena humilis <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
- Gastrochaena kanaka <small>Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938</small>
- Gastrochaena macroschisma <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
- Gastrochaena ovata <small>Sowerby I, 1834</small>
- Gastrochaena philippinensis <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
- Gastrochaena spathulata <small>Deshayes, 1855</small>
References
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213
- Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the worldâÂÂs marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.