DSG - Vesicomyidae

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Vesicomyidae Alternate names: cold seep clam, vesicomyid-clam Author: Dall and Simpson, 1901 Representative image using: Phreagena kilmeri MBARI 2000: V1771 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Calyptogena extenta MBARI 2014: D507-02HD Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Bivalvia (class) Heterodonta (subclass) Veneroida (order) Glossoidea (superfamily) Vesicomyidae (family) Archivesica (genus) Calyptogena (genus) Ectenagena (genus) Phreagena (genus) Vesicomya (genus) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic soft sediment, seeps. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Barry, J.P., H.G. Greene, D.L. Orange, C.H. Baxter, B.H. Robison, R.E. Kochevar, J.W. Nybakken, D.L. R, and C.M. McHugh (1996). Biologic and geologic characteristics of cold seeps in Monterey Bay, California. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 43: 1739-1762. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00075-1 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Vesicomyidae (Dall and Simpson, 1901) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Vesicomyidae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.
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