Agriopoma

Agriopoma
False quahog (Agriopoma morrhuanum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Agriopoma
Dall, 1902
Species

See text.

Agriopoma is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs that belongs to the family Veneridae (venus clams).[1][2] It is a large and heavy genus with chalky shells. They do not have any color patterns.[3]

This genus has a more northern distribution compared to other genera being found in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Species of this genus used to have inhabited the Americas during the Eocene epoch but has since receded. It inhabits saltwater habitats.[3]

Taxonomy

The genus was described in 1992 by William Healey Dall, a prominent American malcologist.[2] It was considered to be a subgenus of Callocardia.[3][4]

Species

  • Agriopoma arestum (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
  • Agriopoma catharium (Dall, 1902)
  • † Agriopoma gatunensis (Dall, 1903)
  • Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902) - False quahog
  • Agriopoma texasianum (Dall, 1892) – Texas venus
  • Agriopoma tomeanum (Dall, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Agriopoma aequinoctiale Fischer-Piette, 1969: synonym of Pitar consanguineus (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Agriopoma mexicanum (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948): synonym of Agriopoma catharium (Dall, 1902)
  • Agriopoma morrhuanus [sic]: synonym of Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902) (incorrect gender ending)
  • Agriopoma texasiana (Dall, 1892): synonym of Agriopoma texasianum (Dall, 1892) (incorrect gender ending)

References

  1. ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Agriopoma Dall, 1902". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Dall, William Healey (1902). Synopsis of the Family Veneridæ and of the North American Recent Species. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ↑ Jukes-Browne, Alfred John (1913). "ON CALLISTA, AMIANTIS, AND PITARIA". Journal of Molluscan Studies.



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