The following list comprises the bivalve species that the BivAToL project scientists have selected to analyze for morphological and molecular characters to build our Bivalve Tree of Life. All bivalve families with living representatives are on the list, even though we recognize that some of these taxa are very rare and might elude us in the end. The species were chosen on the basis of availability and appropriateness to represent the diversity of the family, so more species-rich families have more species than smaller, less diverse families. Ultimately each of these species names will be linked to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Life, where you can read more about the biology of each living species on Earth.
Bivatol species: Classification
Class Bivalvia
- Subclass Protobranchia Pelseneer, 1889
- Order Nuculoida Dall, 1889
- Superfamily Nuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- Family Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- Superfamily Pristiglomoidea Sanders & Allen, 1973
- Order Solemyoida Dall, 1889
- Superfamily Solemyoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Acharacidae
- Family Solemyidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily Manzanelloidea Chronic, 1952
- Order Nuculanoida Carter, Campbell & Campbell, 2000
- Superfamily Nuculanoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Family Lametilidae
- Family Malletiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Family Neilonellidae Schileyko, 1989
- Family Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Ledella ultima (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Nuculana pernula (Mueller, 1779)
- Scaeoleda caloundra (Iredale, 1929)
- Spinula sp.
- Family Phaseolidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1971
- Family Siliculidae Allen & Sanders, 1973
- Family Tindariidae Verrill & Bush, 1897
- Family Yoldiidae Dall, 1908
- Subclass Autolamellibranchiata Grobben, 1894
- Superorder Pteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
- Order Arcoida Stoliczka, 1870
- Superfamily Arcoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
- *Anadara notabilis (Röding, 1798)
- Anadara trapezia (Deshayes,1840)
- Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758
- *Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833)
- Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- *Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)
- Bathyarca inaequisculpta (Smith, 1885)
- *Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789)
- Trisidos tortuosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family Cucullaeidae Stewart, 1930
- Family Glycymerididae Dall, 1908
- Family Noetiidae Stewart, 1930
- Superfamily Limopsoidea Dall, 1895
- Order Mytiloida Férussac, 1822
- Superfamily Mytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Bathymodiolus azoricus Von Cosel, Comtet & Krylova, 1999
- Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
- Dacrydium sp.
- Lithophaga antillarum (dOrbigny, 1853)
- *Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)
- Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Modiolus rumphii (Philippi, 1847)
- Musculus sp.
- Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Septifer virgatus (Wiegmann, 1837)
- Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819)
- Order Pterioida Newell, 1965
- Superfamily Pterioidea J. E. Gray, 1847
- Family Isognomonidae Woodring, 1925
- Family Malleidae Lamarck, 1818
- Family Pteriidae J. E. Gray, 1847
- Family Pulvinitidae Stephenson, 1941
- Superfamily Ostreoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Gryphaeidae Vyalov, 1936
- Family Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Pinnoidea Leach, 1819
- Order Limoida Waller, 1978
- Superfamily Limoidea d'Orbigny, 1846
- Order Pectinoida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
- Superfamily Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Entoliidae Teppner, 1922
- Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Amusium balotti (Bernardi, 1861)
- Caribachlamys sentis (Reeve, 1853)
- Delectopecten vitreus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
- Family Spondylidae J. E. Gray, 1826
- Superfamily Plicatuloidea J. E. Gray, 1857
- Superfamily Anomioidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Anomiidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily Dimyoidea P. Fischer, 1886
- Superorder Palaeoheterodonta Newell, 1965
- Order Trigonioida Dall, 1889
- Superfamily Trigonioidea Lamarck, 1819
- Order Unionioida Stoliczka, 1870
- Superfamily Unionoidea Rafinesque, 1820
- Family Margaritiferidae F. Haas, 1940
- Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820
- Superfamily Etherioidea Deshayes, 1830
- Family Etheriidae Deshayes, 1830
- Family Hyriidae Swainson, 1840
- Hyridella australis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Triplodon corrugatus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)
- Family Iridinidae Swainson, 1840
- Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860)
- Chambardia wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848)
- Mutela hargeri E. A. Smith, 1908
- Family Mycetopodidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Superorder Heterodonta Neumayr, 1883
- Order Carditoida Dall, 1889
- Superfamily Crassatelloidea Férussac, 1822
- Family Astartidae d'Orbigny, 1844
- Family Carditidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Family Condylocardiidae F. Bernard, 1896
- Family Crassatellidae Férussac, 1822
- Order Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889
- Superfamily
- Family Clavagellidae d'Orbigny, 1843
- Family Cleidothaeridae Hedley, 1918
- Family Laternulidae Hedley, 1918
- Family Lyonsiidae P. Fischer, 1887
- *Entodesma beana (dOrbigny, 1853)
- *Entodesma navicula (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Lyonsia floridana Conrad, 1849
- Family Myochamidae P. P. Carpenter, 1861
- Myadora brevis (Sowerby, 1829)
- Myadora pandoriformis (Stutchbury, 1830)
- Myochama anomioides Stutchbury, 1830
- Family Pandoridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Parilimyidae Morton, 1982
- Family Periplomatidae Dall, 1895
- Family Spheniopsidae Gardner, 1928
- Family Thraciidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Superfamily Septibranchia Pelseneer, 1888
- Order Veneroida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Superfamily Lucinoidea Fleming, 1828
- Family Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
- Superfamily Chamoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Chamidae Lamarck, 1809
- Superfamily Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Chlamydoconchidae
- Family Galeommatidae
- "Scintilla" cf. papillosa Luetzen & Nielsen 2005
- Divariscintilla octotentaculata Mikkelsen & Bieler, 1992
- *Divariscintilla yoyo Mikkelsen & Bieler, 1989
- ‡Galeomma sp.
- *Galeomma turtoni G. B. Sowerby I in Turton, 1825
- Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803)
- Scintillona cryptozoica (Hedley, 1917)
- Family Kelliidae
- Family Montacutidae
- Superfamily Hiatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- Family Hiatellidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Gastrochaenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily Arcticoidea R. B. Newton, 1891
- Family Arcticidae R. B. Newton, 1891
- Family Trapezidae Lamy, 1920
- Superfamily Glossoidea J. E. Gray, 1847
- Family Glossidae J. E. Gray, 1847
- Family Kelliellidae P. Fischer, 1887
- Family Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 1901
- Superfamily Cyamioidea G. O. Sars, 1878
- Family Cyamiidae G. O. Sars, 1878
- Family Gaimardiidae
- Family Sportellidae Dall, 1899
- Superfamily Sphaerioidea Deshayes, 1854
- Family Cyrenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774)
- Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)
- *Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
- Family Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1854
- Superfamily Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
- Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dallocardia muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Fragum unedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tridacna maxima (Roeding, 1798)
- Family Hemidonacidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1971
- Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Glauconomidae J. E. Gray, 1853
- Family Neoleptonidae Thiele, 1934
- Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chamelea striatula (Da Costa, 1778)
- Chione elevata Say, 1822
- Clementia papyracea (Gray, 1825)
- ‡Cooperella sp.
- Dosinia nedigna (Iredale, 1930)
- Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)
- Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
- Parastarte triquetra (Conrad, 1846)
- *Petricola cumingi (?)
- Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)
- Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)
- Ruditapes decussatus (Lamarck, 1818)
- *Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- *Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823)
- Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
- Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Superfamily Tellinoidea Blainville, 1814
- Family Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Capsella variegata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Donax deltoides Lamarck, 1818
- Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1767
- Donax veruinus Hedley, 1913
- Family Psammobiidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Family Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
- *Abra nitida (O. F. Mueller, 1776)
- Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
- Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Semele sinensis A. Adams, 1853
- Family Solecurtidae d'Orbigny, 1846
- Family Tellinidae Blainville, 1814
- Superfamily Solenoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- *Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- ‡Novaculina sp.
- Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- ‡Siliqua sp.
- Family Solenidae Lamarck, 1809
- Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Anatinellidae Deshayes, 1853
- Family Cardiliidae P. Fischer, 1887
- Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
- Mactra violacea Gmelin, 1791
- Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
- *Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)
- Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831)
- Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tresus capax (Gould, 1850)
- Family Mesodesmatidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily Dreissenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Dreissenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Superfamily Incertae sedis
- Order Myoida Stoliczka, 1870
- Superfamily Myoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
- Family Myidae Lamarck, 1809
- Superfamily Pholadoidea Lamarck, 1809
