Marine Bivalves of Texas

 


Alternate tellin
Eurytellina alternata
Family Tellinidae

 
American horse mussel
Modiolus americanus
Family Mytilidae

 
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
Family Pholadidae

 
Arctic hiatella
Hiatella arctica
Family Hiatellidae

 


Atlantic calico scallop
Argopectin gibbus
Family Pectinidae

 
Atlantic kitten's paw
Plicatula gibbosa
Family Plicatulidae

 
Atlantic paper mussel
Amygdalum papyrium
Family Mytilidae

 
Atlantic pearl oyster
Pinctada imbricata
Family Pteriidae

 


Atlantic rangia
Rangia cuneata
Family Mactridae

 
Blood ark
Lunarca ovalis
Family Arcidae

 
Broad-ribbed carditid
Carditamera floridana
Family Carditidae

 
Brown rangia
Rangia flexuosa
Family Mactridae

 


Buttercup lucine
Anodontia alba
Family Lucinidae

 
Campeche angelwing
Pholas campechiensis
Family Pholadidae

 
Channeled duck clam
Raeta plicatella
Family Mactridae

 
Comb bittersweet
Tucetona pectinata
Family Glycymerididae

 


Common Atlantic abra
Abra aequalis
Family Semelidae

 
Common jingle
Anomia simplex
Family Anomiidae

 
Concentric nut clam
Nuculana concentrica
Family Nuculanidae

 
Constricted macoma
Macoma constricta
Family Tellinidae

 


Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
Family Ostreidae

 
Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
Family Dreissenidae

 
Dietz's rose corbula
Caryocorbula dietziana
Family Corbulidae

 
Digitate thorny oyster
Spondylus tenuis
Family Spondylidae

 


Disk dosinia
Dosinia discus
Family Veneridae

 
Dwarf surf clam
Mulina lateralis
Family Mactridae

 
Eared ark
Anadara notabilis
Family Arcidae

 
Eastern oyster
Crassostrea virginica
Family Ostreidae

 


Egg cockle
Laevicardium serratum
Family Cardiidae

 
Elegant dosinia
Dosinia elegans
Family Veneridae

 
Elongate macoma
Macoma tenta
Family Tellinidae

 
False angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
Family Veneridae

 


Florida cross-barred venus
Chione elevata
Family Veneridae

 
Florida prickly cockle
Trachycardium egmontianum
Family Cardiidae

 
Fragile surf clam
Mactrotoma fragilis
Family Mactridae

 
Giant Atlantic cockle
Dinocardium robustum
Family Cardiidae

 


Green jackknife clam
Solen viridis
Family Solenidae

 
Half-naked pen shell
Atrina seminuda
Family Pinnidae

 
Hooked mussel
Ischadium recurvum
Family Mytilidae

 
Incongruous ark
Scapharca brasiliana
Family Arcidae

 


Lady-in-waiting venus
Puberella intapurpurea
Family Veneridae

 
Leafy jewelbox
Chama macerophylla
Family Chamidae

 
Matagorda macoma
Macoma mitchilli
Family Tellinidae

 
Minor jackknife clam
Ensis minor
Family Pharidae

 


Mossy ark
Arca imbricata
Family Arcidae

 
Paper scallop
Euvola papyracea
Family Pectinidae

 
Ponderous ark
Noetia ponderosa
Family Noetiidae

 
Rose-petal tellin
Eurytellina lineata
Family Tellinidae

 


Rough pen shell
Pinna rudis
Family Pinnidae

 
Rough scallop
Aequipecten muscosus
Family Pectinidae

 
Saw-toothed pen shell
Atrina serrata
Family Pinnidae

 
Short macoma
Macoma brevifrons
Family Tellinidae

 


Smooth duck clam
Anatina anatina
Family Mactridae

 
Smooth flame scallop
Ctenoides mitis
Family Limidae

 
Southern quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
Family Veneridae

 
Southern ribbed mussel
Geukensia granosissima
Family Mytilidae

 


Southern surf clam
Spisula raveneli
Family Mactridae

 
Stout tagelus
Tagelus plebius
Family Solecurtidae

 
Sunray venus
Macrocallista nimbosa
Family Veneridae

 
Tagelus-like macoma
Macoma tageliformis
Family Tellinidae

 


Texas coquina
Donax texasianus
Family Donacidae

 
Texas quahog
Mercenaria texana
Family Veneridae

 
Texas venus
Agriopoma texasianum
Family Veneridae

 
Thick lucine
Phacoides pectinata
Family Lucinidae

 


Tiger lucine
Codakia orbicularis
Family Lucinidae

 
Transverse ark
Anadara transversa
Family Arcidae

 
Turkey wing
Arca zebra
Family Arcidae

 
Unequal spoonclam
Periploma margaritaceum
Family Periplomatidae

 


Variable coquina
Donax variabilis
Family Donacidae

 
Western bay scallop
Argopectin irradians amplicostatus
Family Pectinidae

 
White Atlantic semele
Semele proficua
Family Semelidae

 
White miniature ark
Acer domingensis
Family Arcidae

 


Yellow egg cockle
Laevicardium mortoni
Family Cardiidae

 
Yellow prickly cockle
Dallocardia muricata
Family Cardiidae