List of marine molluscs of Ireland (Bivalvia)
This is a list of the marine Mollusca Bivalvia recorded from Ireland. It is part of the List of marine molluscs of Ireland. The list includes species from the Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m); Bathyal (500 - 2000m); Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m) ; Rockall Basin and Porcupine Seabight, Celtic Sea,
Taxonomy - Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010)
CLASS BIVALVIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS PROTOBRANCHIA
Order Nuculoida Dall, 1889
Superfamily Nuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- Family Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- Brevinucula verrilli (Dall, 1886)
- Ennucula corbuloides (Seguenza, 1877)
- Ennucula granulosa (Verrill, 1884)
- Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
- Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
- Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
- Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
- Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
- Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
Superfamily Pristiglomoidea Sanders & Allen, 1973
- Family Pristiglomidae Sanders & Allen, 1973
- Pristigloma alba (Sanders & Allen, 1973)
- Pristigloma nitens (Jeffreys, 1876)
Order Nuculanoida Carter, Campbell & Campbell, 2000
Superfamily Nuculanoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Family Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 pars Yoldiidae
- Ledella messanensis(Jeffreys, 1870)
- Ledella pustulosa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Ledella ultima (E A Smith, 1885)
- Microgloma pusilla (Jeffreys, 1879)
- Microgloma tumidula (Monterosato, 1880)
- Nuculana minuta (Müller, 1776)
- Nuculana pernula (Müller, 1779)
- Yoldiella curta Verrill & Bush, 1898
- Yoldiella fabula Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995
- Yoldiella incala Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995
- Yoldiella insculpta (Jeffreys, 1879)
- Yoldiella jeffreysi (Hidalgo, 1877)
- Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)
- Yoldiella nana (M Sars, 1865)
- Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1844)
- Yoldiella thaerella Killeen & Turner, 2009
- Yoldiella valorousae Killeen & Turner, 2009
- Family Malletiidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Katadesmia cuneata (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Malletia johnsoni Clark, 1961
- Family Neilonellidae Schileyko, 1989
- Neilonella latior (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Family Siliculidae Allen & Sanders, 1973
- Silicula fragilis Jeffreys, 1879
- Family Bathyspinulidae Coan & Scott, 1997
- Bathyspinula subexcisa (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897)
- Bathyspinula filatovae (Knudsen 1967)
- Family Lametilidae Allen & Sanders, 1973
- Lametila abyssorum Allen & Sanders, 1973
AUTOLAMELLIBRANCHIATA Grobben, 1894
SUBCLASS PTERIOMORPHA Beurlen, 1944
Order Arcoida Stoliczka, 1870
Superfamily Arcoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
- Arca tetragona Poli, 1795
- Asperarca nodulosa (Müller, 1776)
- Bathyarca inaequisculpta (E A Smith, 1885)
- Bathyarca pectunculoides (Scacchi, 1835)
- Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848)
- Bentharca asperula (Dall 1881)
- Family Glycymerididae Dall, 1908
- Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family Noetiidae Steward, 1930
- Striarca lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) Possible
Superfamily Limopsoidea Dall, 1895
- Family Limopsidae Dall, 1895
- Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
- Limopsis cristata Jeffreys, 1876
- Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836)
- Limopsis tenella Jeffreys, 1876
Order Mytiloida Férussac, 1822
Superfamily Mytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
- Dacrydium ockelmanni Mattson & Warén, 1977
- Gibbomodiola adriaticus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Idas argenteus Jeffreys, 1876
- Idas simpsoni (Marshall, 1900)
- Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
- Modiolula phaseolina (Philippi, 1844)
- Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
- Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Musculus niger (J E Gray, 1824)
- Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1818
Order Pterioida Newell, 1965
Superfamily Pterioidea J. E. Clay, 1847 [1820]
- Family Pteriidae J. E. Gray, 1847 [1820]
- Pinctada imbricata Roding, 1798 1 shell in a bait pot, Loher Beach, Waterville, Co Kerry.
- Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Superfamily Ostreoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
- Ostrea edulis Linnaeus,1758
- Dendrostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) Loher Beach, Waterville, Co. Kerry (2013), Cross Beach, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo
- Family Gryphaeidae Vyalov, 1936
- Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795)
Superfamily Pinnoidea Leach, 1819
- Family Pinnidae Leach, 1819
- Atrina fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Order Limoida Waller, 1978
Superfamily Limoidea d'Orbigny, 1846
- Family Limidae d'Orbigny, 1846
- Acesta excavata (J C Fabricius, 1779)
- Limaria hians (Gmelin, 1791)
- Limatula bisecta Allen, 2004 Known only from the type locality at the continental margin of the Porcupine Bight.
- Limatula celtica Allen, 2004 Biscay Basin
- Limatula gwyni (Sykes, 1903)
- Limatula jeffreysi (P Fischer, 1882) Biscay Basin
- Limatula margaretae Allen, 2004 known only from the type locality in the Biscay Basin at abyssal depths.
- Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808)
- Limatula subovata (Monterosato, 1875)
Order Pectinoida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Superfamily Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Talochlamys pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Delectopecten vitreus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Hyalopecten pudicus (E A Smith, 1885)
- Palliolum incomparabile (Risso, 1826)
- Palliolum striatum (Müller, 1776)
- Palliolum tigerinum (Müller, 1776)
- Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Karnekampia sulcata (Müller, 1776)
- Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
- Catillopecten eucymatus (Dall 1898)
- Cyclopecten ambiannulatus Schein, 1989 Porcupine Sea Bight, Bay of Biscay
- Cyclopecten hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844)
- Parvamussium permirum (Dautzenberg, 1925) Porcupine Sea Bight
- Propeamussium lucidum (Jeffreys in Thomson, 1873)
- Similipecten oskarssoni Dijkstra & Warén, 2009
- Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811)
Superfamily Anomioidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Anomiidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758
- Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)
SUBCLASS HETEROCONCHIA Hertwig, 1895 HETERODONTA Neumayr, 1883
Order Carditoida Dall, 1889
Superfamily Crassatelloidea Ferussac, 1822
- Family Astartidae d'Orbigny, 1844
- Astarte acuticostata Friele, 1877
- Astarte elliptica (Brown, 1827)
- Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
- Goodallia triangularis (Montagu, 1803)
Superfamily Thyasiroidea Dall, 1900
- Family Thyasiridae Dall, 1900
- Adontorhina keegani Barry & McCormack 2007 Known only from Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland
- Adontorhina similis Barry & McCormack 2007
- Genaxinus eumyarius (M Sars, 1870)
- Axinulus brevis (Verrill & Bush, 1898)
- Axinulus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847)
- Axinus grandis (Verrill & Smith 1885) Bay of Biscay and Rockall Trough
- Leptaxinus incrassatus (Jeffreys, 1876) Rosemary Bank and south to Bay of Biscay
- Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844)
- Parathyasira subcircularis Payne & Allen, 1991 Atlantic margin.
- Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803)
- Thyasira scotiae Oliver & Drewery, 2014 Hatton-Rockall Basin.
- Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881) Rockall Trough
- Thyasira succisa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Thyasira tortuosa (Jeffreys, 1881)
Order Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889
Superfamily Pandoroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Pandoridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Pandora inaequivalvis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pandora pinna (Montagu, 1803)
- Family Lyonsiidae P. Fischer, 1887
- Allogramma formosa (Jeffreys, 1882)
- Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily Thracioidea Stoliczka, 1870
- Family Periplomatidae Dall, 1895
- Cochlodesma praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)
- Cochlodesma tenerum Fischer, 1882 Rockall Trough.
- Family Thraciidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Thracia convexa (W Wood, 1815)
- Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Thracia pubescens (Pulteney, 1799)
- Thracia villosiuscula (Macgillivray, 1827)
SUBCLASS SEPTIBRANCHIA Pelseneer, 1888
Superfamily Verticordioidea Stoliczka, 1871
- Family Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Halicardia flexuosa (Verrill & Smith, 1881) bathyal and abyssal
- Lyonsiella abyssicola G O Sars, 1872 bathyal and abyssal
- Lyonsiella subquadrata (Jeffreys, 1882)
- Policordia atlantica Allen & Turner, 1974 Porcupine Sea Bight
- Policordia gemma (Verrill, 1880)
- Spinosipella acuticostata (Philippia, 1844) Porcupine sea bank and margins of the Bay of Biscay
- Verticordia triangularis (Locard, 1898) abyssal
- Family Poromyidae Dall, 1886
- Cetoconcha bulla (Dall, 1881) Porcupine
- Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839)
- Cetomya tornata (Jeffreys, 1876) Porcupine Sea Bight
- Family Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886
- Cardiomya cadiziana Huber, 2010 Biscay Basin
- Cardiomya costellata (Deshayes, 1835)
- Cardiomya knudseni Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight
- Cardiomya striata (Jeffreys, 1876) bathyal
- Cuspidaria cuspidata (Olivi, 1792)
- Cuspidaria lamellosa (G O Sars, 1872) Atlantic margin
- Cuspidaria obesa (Lovén, 1846)
- Cuspidaria parva Verrill & Bush, 1898 Rockall Trough and Biscay Basin
- Cuspidaria rostrata (Spengler, 1793)
- Cuspidaria undata Verrill, 1884 Porcupine
- Halonympha inflata (Jeffreys, 1882) Known only from the original Porcupine material collected in the Biscay Basin
- Myonera alleni Poutiers & Bernard, 1995 Bay of Biscay, Porcupine Sea Bight and Rockall Trough
- Myonera demistriata Allen & Morgan, 1981 Rockall Trough
- Myonera sulcifera (Jeffreys, 1882) Porcupine
- Pseudoneara truncata Jeffreys, 1882 Biscay
- Protocuspidaria atlantica Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight and Biscay.
- Protocuspidaria simplis Allen & Morgan, 1981 Porcupine Sea Bight
- Rhinoclama notabilis (Jeffreys, 1876) abyssal
- Tropidomya abbreviata (Forbes, 1843)
Order Veneroida H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
Superfamily Lucinoidea Fleming, 1828
- Family Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
- Loripes lucinalis (Lamarck, 1818)
- Lucinella divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803)
Superfamily Galeommatoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Basterotiidae Cossman, 1909
- Atopomya dolobrata Oliver 2013 Wyville-Thomson Ridge and from the Porcupine Sea Bight
- Family Lasaeidae J. E. Gray, 1842
- Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791)
- Family Leptonidae J. E. Gray, 1847
- Lepton squamosum (Montagu, 1803)
- Family Kelliidae Forbes & Hanley, 1849
- Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)
- Hemilepton nitidum (Turton, 1822)
- Family Montacutidae W. Clark, 1855
- Coracuta obliquata (Chaster, 1897)
- Devonia perrieri (Malard, 1904)
- Draculamya porobranchiata Oliver & Lutzen, 2011 bathyal
- Epilepton clarkiae (Clark, 1852)
- Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)
- Kurtiella tumidula (Jeffreys, 1866)
- Montacuta substriata (Montagu, 1808)
- Scacchia tenera Jeffreys, 1881 bathyal and abyssal
- Syssitomya pourtalesiana Oliver, 2012
- Tellimya ferruginosa Montagu, 1808
Superfamily Hiatelloidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- Family Hiatellidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Saxicavella jeffreysi Winckworth, 1930
Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea J. E. Gray, 1840
- Family Gastrochaenidae J. E. Gray, 1840
- Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
Superfamily Arcticoidea R. B. Newton, 1891
- Family Arcticidae R. B. Newton, 1891
- Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Superfamily Ungulinoidea H. Adams & A. Adams
- Family Ungulinidae H. Adams & A. Adams
- Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu, 1803)
Superfamily Glossoidea J. E. Gray, 1847 [1840]
- Family Glossidae J. E. Gray, 1847 [1840]
- Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family Kelliellidae P. Fischer, 1887
- Kelliella miliaris (Philippi, 1844)
- Family Vesicomyidae Dall & Simpson, 190
- Vesicomya atlantica (E A Smith, 1885) bathyal and abyssal
- Isorropodon mackayi Oliver & Drewery, 2014 Known only from a single location in the Hatton-Rockall Basin.
Superfamily Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
- Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789)
- Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Parvicardium minimum (Philippi, 1836)
- Parvicardium pinnulatum (Conrad, 1831)
- Parvicardium scabrum (Philippi, 1844)
Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
- Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
- Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
- Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Tapes corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
- Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)
- Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
- Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Family Petricolidae Deshayes, 1831
- Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
- Family Turtoniidae Clark 1855
- Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
- Family Neoleptonidae Thiele, 1934
- Arculus sykesi (Chaster, 1895)
- Neolepton sulcatulum (Jeffreys, 1859)
Superfamily Tellinoidea Blainville, 1814
- Family Tellinidae Blainville, 1814
- Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777)
- Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791
- Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758
- Tellina donacina Linnaeus, 1758
- Tellina pygmaea Lovén, 1846
- Tellina tenuis da Costa, 1778
- Family Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Donax variegata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)
- Family Psammobiidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Gari costulata (Turton, 1822)
- Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777)
- Gari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Gari tellinella (Lamarck, 1818)
- Family Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870
- Abra alba (W Wood, 1802)
- Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835)
- Abra nitida (Müller, 1776)
- Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
- Abra profundorum (E A Smith, 1885) abyssal
- Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803)
- Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
- Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Family Solecurtidae d'Orbigny, 1846
- Azorinus chamasolen (da Costa, 1778)
- Solecurtus candidus (Brocchi, 1814)
- Solecurtus scopula (Turton, 1822)
Superfamily Solenoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Solenidae Lamarck, 1809
- Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799
- Family Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Ensis magnus (Schumacher, 1817)
- Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
- Lutraria angustior Philippi, 1844
- Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778)
- Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Spisula elliptica (Brown, 1827)
- Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Order Myoida Stoliczka, 1870
Superfamily Myoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Myidae Lamarck, 1809
- Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Sphenia binghami Turton, 1822
- Family Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
- Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
Superfamily Pholadoidea Lamarck, 1809
- Family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
- Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
- Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pholadidea loscombiana Turton, 1819
- Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
- Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family Teredinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Bankia bipennata (Turton, 1819)
- Bankia gouldi (Bartsch, 1908)
- Nototeredo norvagica (Spengler, 1792)
- Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley in Forbes & Hanley, 1848)
- Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758
- Teredora malleolus (Turton, 1822)
- Uperotus lieberkindi (Roch, 1931)
- Family Xylophagaidae 1941
- Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819)
- Xylophaga gagei Harvey, 1996
References
- J.D. Nunn and J.M.C. Holmes A catalogue of the Irish and British marine Mollusca in the collections of the National Museum of Ireland ~ Natural History, 1835-2008
- P. J. Hayward and J. S. Ryland Eds., 1999 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: Volume II: Molluscs to Chordates Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198575153
- Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye. Also as CD ROM
- Poppe, Guido T. & Goto, Yoshihiro. 1991-3. European seashells. Verlag Christa Hemmen ISBN 9783925919107
External links
- Marine bivalve Mollusca of the British Isles
- Bernard E. Picton and Christine C. Morrow Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
- MarLIN Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland.
- Roche C., Clarke S. & O’Connor B. (2005) Inventory of Irish marine wildlife publications. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 16. National Parks and Wildlife Service,Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- Marine species identification portal
- Natural History Museum Rotterdam Mollusca Images