Solemya
| Solemya | |
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| TheholotypeofSolemya elarraichensis | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Solemyida |
| Family: | Solemyidae |
| Genus: | Solemya Lamarck,1818[1] |
Solemyais agenusof saltwater clams,marinebivalvemollusksin the familySolemyidae,the awning clams.Solemyais thetype genusof the family Solemyidae.
Description[edit]
The shellvalvesof species in this genus are fragile and subcylindrical in shape; there are nohinge teeth.The shell has a persistent thinperiostracumwhich extends beyond the valve margins, hence the common name "awning clams".
These clams havechemosyntheticbacterialsymbiontsthat produce their food. The bacteria live within their gill cells, and produce energy by oxidizinghydrogen sulfide,which they then use to fix carbon dioxide via theCalvin cycle.This symbiosis has been best-studied in the Atlantic speciesS. velumand the Pacific speciesS. reidi.[2]
Species[edit]
Species within the genusSolemyainclude:
- Solemya africana
- Solemya atacama
- Solemya australis
- Solemya borealis
- Solemya elarraichensis
- Solemya flava
- Solemya moretonensis
- Solemya notialis
- Solemya occidentalis
- Solemya panamensis
- Solemya parkinsonii
- Solemya pervernicosa
- Solemya pusilla
- Solemya reidi
- Solemya tagiri
- Solemya terraereginae
- Solemya velesiana
- Solemya velum
- Solemya winkworthi
References[edit]
- ^Bouchet, Philippe (2014)."Solemya Lamarck, 1818".WoRMS.World Register of Marine Species.Retrieved2014-02-23.
- ^Roeselers, Guus; Newton, Irene L. G. (2012)."On the evolutionary ecology of symbioses between chemosynthetic bacteria and bivalves".Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.94(1): 1–10.doi:10.1007/s00253-011-3819-9.PMC3304057.PMID22354364.