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Family: Thraciidae



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53 species (see list below)
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Asthenothaerus diegensis
[San Diego thraciid]
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Asthenothaerus hemphilli
[Square thraciid]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Asthenothaerus hemphillii
[]
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Asthenothaerus maxwelli
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Asthenothaerus villosior
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Barythaerus biconvexus
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Barythaerus cuneatus
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Bushia elegans
[Elegant bushclam]
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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Bushia rushii
[]
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Cochlodesma praetenue
[European spoon clam]
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Cochlodesma tenerum
[]
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Cyathodonta cruziana
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Cyathodonta dubiosa
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Cyathodonta granulosa
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Cyathodonta pedroana
[San Pedro thraciid]
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Cyathodonta undulata
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Ixartia cuneolus
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Lampeia adamsi
[Pillar thraciid]
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Parvithracia ampla
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Parvithracia fragilissima
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Parvithracia melchior
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Parvithracia suteri
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Thracia adamsi
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Thracia adenensis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm SHL
 
Thracia arienatoma
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Thracia challisiana
[Pustulose thracia]
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Thracia condoni
[Smooth thracia]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Thracia conradi
[Undulate thracia]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Mediterranean Sea

Thracia convexa (Wood, 1815)

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Thracia convexa
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Thracia corbuloidea
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Thracia curta
[Short thracia]
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Thracia devexa
[Sloping thracia]
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Thracia distorta
[Distorted thracia]
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Thracia gracilis
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Thracia itoi
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Pacific, Southwe
Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
Thracia meridionalis Smith, 1885

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Thracia meridionalis
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Thracia morrisoni
[Wrinkled thracia]
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Thracia myopsis
[Arctic thracia]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea.

Thracia papyracea (Poli, 1791)

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Thracia papyracea
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Thracia phaseolina
[Kidneybean thracia]

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Mediterranean Sea

Thracia pubescens (Pulteney, 1799)

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Thracia pubescens
[Pubescent thracia]
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Thracia rugosa
[Rugose thracia]
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Thracia septentrionalis
[Northern thracia]
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Thracia similis
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Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Thracia stimpsoni
[Stimpson thracia]
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Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
 
Thracia trapezoides
[Trapezoid thracia]
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Thracia vegrandis
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Thracia villosiuscula
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Thracia vitrea
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Thraciopsis subrecta
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Trigonothracia jingxingae
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Trigonothracia mimica
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Trigonothracia pusilla
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Asthenothaerus diegensis San Diego thraciid East Pacific. 1915
Asthenothaerus hemphilli Square thraciid Western Central Atlantic 1886
Asthenothaerus hemphillii Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1886
Asthenothaerus maxwelli Southwest Pacific 2002
Asthenothaerus villosior Southwest Pacific 1864
Barythaerus biconvexus Southwest Pacific 1927
Barythaerus cuneatus Southwest Pacific 1937
Bushia elegans Elegant bushclam East Pacific. 1.3 DL 1886
Bushia rushii Western Atlantic. 2.9 DL 1897
Cochlodesma praetenue European spoon clam Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1799
Cochlodesma tenerum Mediterranean Sea. 1880
Cyathodonta cruziana Western Atlantic. 1915
Cyathodonta dubiosa Western Atlantic. 1915
Cyathodonta granulosa Northwest Pacific 1850
Cyathodonta pedroana San Pedro thraciid East Pacific. 1915
Cyathodonta undulata Southeast Pacific 1849
Ixartia cuneolus Western Pacific. 1859
Lampeia adamsi Pillar thraciid North America. 1959
Parvithracia ampla Southwest Pacific 2002
Parvithracia fragilissima Southwest Pacific 2002
Parvithracia melchior Southwest Pacific 2002
Parvithracia suteri Southwest Pacific 1927
Thracia adamsi Southwest Pacific 1959
Thracia adenensis Western Indian Ocean 1898
Thracia arienatoma Western Indian Ocean 0.3 SHL 2004
Thracia challisiana Pustulose thracia East Pacific. 1915
Thracia condoni Smooth thracia East Pacific. 1909
Thracia conradi Undulate thracia Western Atlantic Ocean. 7.5 DL 1839
Thracia convexa Mediterranean Sea 1815
Thracia corbuloidea Mediterranean Sea 1824
Thracia curta Short thracia East Pacific. 1837
Thracia devexa Sloping thracia Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1878
Thracia distorta Distorted thracia Eastern Atlantic Ocean an 1808
Thracia gracilis Northeast Atlantic and th 1865
Thracia itoi Northeast Atlantic and th
Thracia meridionalis Southern Pacific, Southwe 2.5 SHL 1885
Thracia morrisoni Wrinkled thracia Western Atlantic Ocean. 1.8 DL 1964
Thracia myopsis Arctic thracia Northeast Pacific, Northe 1842
Thracia papyracea Mediterranean Sea. 1791
Thracia phaseolina Kidneybean thracia Northeast Atlantic 1822
Thracia pubescens Pubescent thracia Mediterranean Sea 1799
Thracia rugosa Rugose thracia Western Central Atlantic 1818
Thracia septentrionalis Northern thracia Arctic, Northern Pacific 1872
Thracia similis Western Atlantic. 1839
Thracia stimpsoni Stimpson thracia Western Atlantic Ocean. 6.5 DL 1886
Thracia trapezoides Trapezoid thracia Northeast Pacific. 6.5 SHL 1849
Thracia vegrandis Southwest Pacific 1919
Thracia villosiuscula Northeast Atlantic and th 1827
Thracia vitrea Southwest Pacific 1873
Thraciopsis subrecta Eastern Indian Ocean 1938
Trigonothracia jingxingae Northwest Pacific 1980
Trigonothracia mimica Southwest Pacific 2002
Trigonothracia pusilla Northwest Pacific 1961



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