Hiatella

Hiatella
One valve and one whole shell with periostracum, of Hiatella arctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Myoida
Family:	Hiatellidae
Genus:	Hiatella (Bosc, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
Agina Turton, 1822 Biapholius Lamarck, 1818 Byssomia Say, 1818 Byssomya Oken, 1817 Byssonia Blainville, 1817 Coramya Brown, 1844 Didonta Schumacher, 1817 Pholeobia Leach in Ross, 1819 Saxicava Bellevue, 1802 Spongyophylla Brusina, 1866

Hiatella is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae.

Ecology

These bivalves are stationary suspension feeders. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, instead they nestle in holes created by other organisms.

Species

Species within the genus Hiatella include:

• Hiatella arctica Linnaeus, 1767
• Hiatella arenacea E.A. Smith, 1910
• Hiatella australis
• Hiatella azaria Dall, 1881
• Hiatella pholadis Linnaeus, 1771
• Hiatella rugosa Linnaeus, 1767
• Hiatella solida Sowerby, 1834

Synonyms:

• Hiatella biaperta Daudin Bosc, 1801 accepted as Hiatella arctica Linnaeus, 1767
• Hiatella monoperta Daudin Bosc, 1801 accepted as Hiatella arctica Linnaeus, 1767
• Hiatella oblonga Turton, 1822 accepted as Hiatella arctica Linnaeus, 1767
• Hiatella striata Fleuriau, 1802 accepted as Hiatella arctica Linnaeus, 1767

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