Marine Bivalves of Texas
Common Atlantic abra
Abra aequalis
Family Semelidae
White miniature ark
Acer domingensis
Family Arcidae
Rough scallop
Aequipecten muscosus
Family Pectinidae
Texas venus
Agriopoma texasianum
Family Veneridae
Atlantic paper mussel
Amygdalum papyrium
Family Mytilidae
Eared ark
Anadara notabilis
Family Arcidae
Transverse ark
Anadara transversa
Family Arcidae
Smooth duck clam
Anatina anatina
Family Mactridae
Buttercup lucine
Anodontia alba
Family Lucinidae
Common jingle
Anomia simplex
Family Anomiidae
Mossy ark
Arca imbricata
Family Arcidae
Turkey wing
Arca zebra
Family Arcidae
Atlantic calico scallop
Argopectin gibbus
Family Pectinidae
Western bay scallop
Argopectin irradians amplicostatus
Family Pectinidae
Half-naked pen shell
Atrina seminuda
Family Pinnidae
Saw-toothed pen shell
Atrina serrata
Family Pinnidae
Broad-ribbed carditid
Carditamera floridana
Family Carditidae
Dietz's rose corbula
Caryocorbula dietziana
Family Corbulidae
Leafy jewelbox
Chama macerophylla
Family Chamidae
Florida cross-barred venus
Chione elevata
Family Veneridae
Tiger lucine
Codakia orbicularis
Family Lucinidae
Eastern oyster
Crassostrea virginica
Family Ostreidae
Smooth flame scallop
Ctenoides mitis
Family Limidae
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
Family Pholadidae
Yellow prickly cockle
Dallocardia muricata
Family Cardiidae
Giant Atlantic cockle
Dinocardium robustum
Family Cardiidae
Texas coquina
Donax texasianus
Family Donacidae
Variable coquina
Donax variabilis
Family Donacidae
Disk dosinia
Dosinia discus
Family Veneridae
Elegant dosinia
Dosinia elegans
Family Veneridae
Minor jackknife clam
Ensis minor
Family Pharidae
Alternate tellin
Eurytellina alternata
Family Tellinidae
Rose-petal tellin
Eurytellina lineata
Family Tellinidae
Paper scallop
Euvola papyracea
Family Pectinidae
Southern ribbed mussel
Geukensia granosissima
Family Mytilidae
Arctic hiatella
Hiatella arctica
Family Hiatellidae
Hooked mussel
Ischadium recurvum
Family Mytilidae
Yellow egg cockle
Laevicardium mortoni
Family Cardiidae
Egg cockle
Laevicardium serratum
Family Cardiidae
Blood ark
Lunarca ovalis
Family Arcidae
Short macoma
Macoma brevifrons
Family Tellinidae
Constricted macoma
Macoma constricta
Family Tellinidae
Matagorda macoma
Macoma mitchilli
Family Tellinidae
Tagelus-like macoma
Macoma tageliformis
Family Tellinidae
Elongate macoma
Macoma tenta
Family Tellinidae
Sunray venus
Macrocallista nimbosa
Family Veneridae
Fragile surf clam
Mactrotoma fragilis
Family Mactridae
Southern quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
Family Veneridae
Texas quahog
Mercenaria texana
Family Veneridae
American horse mussel
Modiolus americanus
Family Mytilidae
Dwarf surf clam
Mulina lateralis
Family Mactridae
Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
Family Dreissenidae
Ponderous ark
Noetia ponderosa
Family Noetiidae
Concentric nut clam
Nuculana concentrica
Family Nuculanidae
Crested oyster
Ostrea equestris
Family Ostreidae
Unequal spoonclam
Periploma margaritaceum
Family Periplomatidae
False angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
Family Veneridae
Thick lucine
Phacoides pectinata
Family Lucinidae
Campeche angelwing
Pholas campechiensis
Family Pholadidae
Atlantic pearl oyster
Pinctada imbricata
Family Pteriidae
Rough pen shell
Pinna rudis
Family Pinnidae
Atlantic kitten's paw
Plicatula gibbosa
Family Plicatulidae
Lady-in-waiting venus
Puberella intapurpurea
Family Veneridae
Channeled duck clam
Raeta plicatella
Family Mactridae
Atlantic rangia
Rangia cuneata
Family Mactridae
Brown rangia
Rangia flexuosa
Family Mactridae
Incongruous ark
Scapharca brasiliana
Family Arcidae
White Atlantic semele
Semele proficua
Family Semelidae
Green jackknife clam
Solen viridis
Family Solenidae
Southern surf clam
Spisula raveneli
Family Mactridae
Digitate thorny oyster
Spondylus tenuis
Family Spondylidae
Stout tagelus
Tagelus plebius
Family Solecurtidae
Florida prickly cockle
Trachycardium egmontianum
Family Cardiidae
Comb bittersweet
Tucetona pectinata
Family Glycymerididae
