Gastrochaena
Genus of bivalves
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Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis.
| Gastrochaena | |
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| Gastrochaena cf. ovata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Gastrochaenida |
| Family: | Gastrochaenidae |
| Genus: | Gastrochaena (Spengler, 1783) |
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Species
Species in the genus Gastrochaena include:
- Gastrochaena brevis G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Gastrochaena carteri Nielsen, 1986
- Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler, 1783
- Gastrochaena denticulata Deshayes, 1855
- Gastrochaena difficilis Deshayes, 1855
- Gastrochaena frondosa Cotton, 1934
- Gastrochaena humilis Deshayes, 1855
- Gastrochaena kanaka Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Gastrochaena macroschisma Deshayes, 1855
- Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834
- Gastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855
- Gastrochaena spathulata Deshayes, 1855