Turton, 1822

The following species occurs in the region:

Sphenia binghami

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Subclass Heterodonta
Order Myoida
Family Myidae
Genus Sphenia

Scientific synonyms and common names

Syphonia Kobelt, 1902
Tyleria Adams H. & A., 1854

Haas, F., 1926. Lamellibranchia. In Grimpe, G. & Wagner, E.: Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee.

Hayward, P.J., Wigham, G.D. & N. Yonow, 1990. Mollusca I: Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, and Gastropoda. In: The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. (ed. P.J. Hayward & J.S. Ryland). Clarendon Press, Oxford: 628-730.

Poppe, G.T. & Y. Goto, 1993. European Seashells. Vol. II. 221 pp. Wiesbaden/Verlag Christa Hemmen.

Step, E., 1927. Shell life. 421 pp. Frederick Warne & Co., LTD, London.

Tebble, N., 1966. British Bivalve Seashells. 212 pp. Trustees of The British Museum (Natural history). London.

Sorry, there are no images or audio/video clips available for this taxon.

You can continue searching for Genus Sphenia on one of these Web sites:

Fauna Europaea (animals) | IOPI (plants) | NCBI (genetic)

Google | Yahoo | MSN | Wikipedia