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Spheniopsis
Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species. Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters. Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Spheniopsis triquetra
speciesSpheniopsis triquetra
Spheniopsis frankbernardi
speciesSpheniopsis frankbernardi
Spheniopsis senegalensis
speciesSpheniopsis senegalensis
Spheniopsis sculpturata
speciesSpheniopsis sculpturata
Spheniopsis brasiliensis
speciesSpheniopsis brasiliensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 995228.