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Nature Portfolio - catalogue of photos of bivalve molluscs - the class Pelecypoda
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| ORDER ARCOIDEA Family Arcidae Ark Shells |
Milky Ark | Arca lactea |
| Poli's Ark | Arca tetragona | |
| Family Anomiidae Saddle Oysters |
Common Saddle Oyster | Anomia ephippium |
| Family Glycymeridae Dog Cockles |
Dog Cockle | Glycymeris glycymeris |
ORDER MYTILOIDEA Family Mytilidae Mussels |
Common Mussel | Mytilus edulis |
ORDER PTERIOIDEA Family Pinnidae Fan Mussels |
Fan Mussel | Pinna nobilis |
| Family Limidae File Shells |
Gaping File Shell | Limaria hians |
| Family Pectinidae Scallops |
Great Scallop | Pecten maximus |
| Queen Scallop | Chlamys opercularis | |
| Hunchback Scallop | Chlamys distorta | |
| Variegated Scallop | Chlamys varia | |
ORDER VENEROIDEA Family Tellinidae Tellins |
Donax-like Tellin | Tellina donacina |
| Family Veneridae Venus Shells |
Banded Carpet Shell | Venerupis rhomboides (Paphia rhomboides) |
| Pullet Carpet Shell | Venerupis pullastra | |
| Banded Venus | Venus fasciata | |
| Warty Venus | Venus verrucosa | |
| Rayed Artemis | Dosinia exoleta | |
| Family Cardiidae Cockles |
Prickly Cockle | Acanthocardia echinata |
| Common European Cockle | Cerastoderma edule | |
| Family Solenidae Razor Shells |
Giant Razor Shell | Ensis siliqua |
| Razor Shell | Ensis arcuatus | |
| Pencil Bait | ||
| Family Tridacnidae Giant Clams |
Giant Clam | Tridacna maxima |
| Fluted Giant Clam | Tridacna squamosa | |
| Family Psammobiidae Sunset Shells |
Large Sunset Shell | Gari depressa |
| Tellin-like Sunset Shell | Gari tellinella | |
| Family Mactridae Trough Shells |
Otter Shell | Lutraria angustior |
| Trough Shell | Spisula elliptica |
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