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Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861
489110 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:489110)
accepted
Genus
Corbula scalaris A. Braun, 1851 † accepted as Spheniopsis scalaris (A. Braun, 1851) † (type by monotypy)
Cuspidaria (Spheniopsis) F. Sandberger, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mikrola O. Meyer, 1887 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Spheniopsis brasiliensis Machado & F. D. Passos, 2015
- Species Spheniopsis frankbernardi Coan, 1990
- Species Spheniopsis jugosa (S. V. Wood, 1857) †
- Species Spheniopsis mississippiensis (O. Meyer, 1887) †
- Species Spheniopsis scalaris (A. Braun, 1851) †
- Species Spheniopsis sculpturata Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2012
- Species Spheniopsis senegalensis Cosel, 1995
- Species Spheniopsis triquetra (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)
- Species Spheniopsis americana Dall, 1903 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Sandberger, C. L. F. (1858-1863). <i>Die Conchylien des Mainzer Tertiärbeckens</i>. 1-458, pls 1-35. Kreidel und Niedner Verlagshandlung. Wiesbaden [Heft 1: 1-40, pl. 1-5 (1858), Heft 2: 41-72, pl. 6-10 (1858), Heft 3: 73-112, pl. 11-15 (1859), Heft 4: 113-152, pl. 16-20 (1860), Heft 5-6: 153-232, pl. 21-30 (1861), Heft 7: 233-270, pl. 31-35 (1862), Heft 8: 283-468 (1863)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13953#/summary
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=489110 on 2025-09-11
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Sandberger, C. L. F. (1858-1863). <i>Die Conchylien des Mainzer Tertiärbeckens</i>. 1-458, pls 1-35. Kreidel und Niedner Verlagshandlung. Wiesbaden [Heft 1: 1-40, pl. 1-5 (1858), Heft 2: 41-72, pl. 6-10 (1858), Heft 3: 73-112, pl. 11-15 (1859), Heft 4: 113-152, pl. 16-20 (1860), Heft 5-6: 153-232, pl. 21-30 (1861), Heft 7: 233-270, pl. 31-35 (1862), Heft 8: 283-468 (1863)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13953#/summary
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original description (of Mikrola O. Meyer, 1887 †) Meyer, O. (1887). On invertebrates from the Eocene of Mississippi and Alabama. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 39: 51-56, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1685936
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additional source Morton, B.; Machado, F. M.; Passos, F. D. (2016). The organs of prey capture and digestion in the miniature predatory bivalve Spheniopsis brasiliensis (Anomalodesmata: Cuspidarioidea: Spheniopsidae) expose a novel life-history trait. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 50(27-28): 1725-1748., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2016.1155780 [details] Available for editors
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redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
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original description (of Mikrola O. Meyer, 1887 †) Meyer, O. (1887). On invertebrates from the Eocene of Mississippi and Alabama. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 39: 51-56, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1685936
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Morton, B.; Machado, F. M.; Passos, F. D. (2016). The organs of prey capture and digestion in the miniature predatory bivalve Spheniopsis brasiliensis (Anomalodesmata: Cuspidarioidea: Spheniopsidae) expose a novel life-history trait. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 50(27-28): 1725-1748., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2016.1155780 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
