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Family: Cyrenidae (See list of species below)

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18 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Batissa laevigata []	Batissa violacea [Violet batissa]	No picture found Corbicula fluminalis []
No picture found Corbicula fluminea [Asian clam]	No picture found Corbicula japonica [Japanese Corbicula]	No picture found Corbicula manilensis [Asiatic clam]
No picture found Cryenobatissa subsulcata []	No picture found Cyanocyclas rotunda []	Geloina bengalensis [Bengali geloina]
Geloina expansa [Broad geloina]	Polymesoda arctata [Slender marsh clam]	Polymesoda caroliniana [Carolina marshclam]
Polymesoda erosa [Common geloina]	No picture found Polymesoda inflata [Inflated marsh clam]	No picture found Polymesoda maritima [Southern marshclam]
No picture found Polymesoda sumatrensis []	Polymesoda triangula [Triangular marsh clam]	No picture found Villorita cyprinoides [Black clam]

18 Species of Family Cyrenidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Batissa laevigata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Batissa violacea	Violet batissa	Western Central Pacific.	15 SHL
Corbicula fluminalis		Northwest Pacific and Nor
Corbicula fluminea	Asian clam	Pacific Ocean.	4 SHL
Corbicula japonica	Japanese Corbicula	Northwest Pacific	4 SHL
Corbicula manilensis	Asiatic clam	Asia Inland Waters
Cryenobatissa subsulcata		Western Pacific
Cyanocyclas rotunda		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Geloina bengalensis	Bengali geloina	Indo-West Pacific	9.5 SHL
Geloina expansa	Broad geloina	Indo-West Pacific	10 SHL
Polymesoda arctata	Slender marsh clam	Western Central Atlantic
Polymesoda caroliniana	Carolina marshclam	Western Atlantic	4 SHL
Polymesoda erosa	Common geloina	Indo-West Pacific	10.5 SHL
Polymesoda inflata	Inflated marsh clam	Eastern Pacific.
Polymesoda maritima	Southern marshclam	Western Central Atlantic
Polymesoda sumatrensis		Western Pacific
Polymesoda triangula	Triangular marsh clam	Western Central Atlantic
Villorita cyprinoides	Black clam	Western Indian Ocean

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