Verticordia (bivalve)

Verticordia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Verticordiidae.

They are mostly small, live in deep water and have roughly equal-sized, well-inflated, fragile shells which are pearly inside.

Species

The following is a list of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:

• Verticordia australiensis <small>E.A.Smith </small>
• Verticordia bordaensis <small>Cotton & Godfrey </small>
• † Verticordia cardiiformis <small>J.C.Sowerby </small>
• † Verticordia densicostata <small>P. Marshall </small>
• † Verticordia excavata <small>Pritchard, 1901</small>
• Verticordia expansa <small>Prashad </small>
• Verticordia granulifera <small>(Verrill) </small>
• Verticordia guineensis <small>Thiele </small>
• Verticordia inornata <small>Jaeckel & Thiele </small>
• Verticordia neozelanica (extinct) <small>(Suter) </small>
• Verticordia ouricuri <small>Oliveira & Absalão </small>
• † Verticordia parisiensis <small>Deshayes, 1856</small>
• † Verticordia pectinata <small>Tate, 1887</small>
• Verticordia perversa <small>Dall </small>
• Verticordia quadrata <small>E.A.Smith </small>
• † Verticordia rhomboidea <small>Tate, 1887</small>
• Verticordia seguenzae <small>Dall </small>
• Verticordia tasmanica <small>May </small>
• Verticordia tenerrima <small>Jaeckel & Thiele </small>
• Verticordia woodii <small>E.A.Smith </small>

References

External links

• Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187
• [ -http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213]
• Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online