- Source: Periglypta
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the subfamily Venerinae of the family Veneridae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus has seven extant species. There are five fossil species listed in Fossilworks.
†Periglypta caesarina (W.H. Dall, 1903)
†Periglypta caribbeana Anderson, 1927
Periglypta corbis (Lamarck, 1818)
Periglypta crispata (Deshayes, 1854)
Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
Periglypta listeri (J.E. Gray, 1838) – Princess Venus clam
Periglypta multicostata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771)
Periglypta reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
†Periglypta tamiamensis A.A. Olsson & R.E. Petit, 1964
†Periglypta tarquinia (W.H. Dall, 1900)
Periglypta valentichscotti Thach, 2021
†Periglypta weegeeree
Synonyms
Periglypta albocancellata (M. Huber, 2010): synonym of Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
Periglypta chemnitzi (Hanley, 1845), synonym of Antigona chemnitzii (Hanley, 1845)
Periglypta clathrata (Deshayes, 1854): synonym of Periglypta exclathrata (Sacco, 1900)
Periglypta compressa Zhuang, 1964: synonym of Periglypta corbis (Lamarck, 1818)
Periglypta edmonsoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Periglypta reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Periglypta puerpura [sic]: synonym of Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771) (misspelling)
Periglypta sowerbyi (Deshayes, 1853): synonym of Antigona sowerbyi (Deshayes, 1854)
In addition, Markus Huber (2010) mentioned that Periglypta and Antigona are synonyms, but Chen et al. (2011) rejected this opinion.
References
Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
External links
Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp.
Jukes-Browne, A. J. 1914. A Synopsis of the Family Veneridae. Part 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 11: 58-74