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Family: Hiatellidae (See list of species below)

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23 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cyrtodaria kurriana [Kurr propellerclam]	No picture found Cyrtodaria siliqua [Northern propellerclam]	No picture found Hiatella antarctica []
Hiatella arctica [Arctic hiatella]	Hiatella australis []	No picture found Hiatella azaria [Dirt hiatella]
No picture found Hiatella meridionalis []	No picture found Hiatella rugosa []	No picture found Panomya ampla [Ample roughmya]
No picture found Panomya norvegica [Arctic roughmya]	No picture found Panopea abbreviata [Southern geoduck]	No picture found Panopea abrupta [Pacific geoduck clam]
No picture found Panopea aldrovandi []	No picture found Panopea bitruncata [Atlantic geoduck]	No picture found Panopea generosa [Pacific geoduck]
No picture found Panopea globosa [Mexican geoduck]	No picture found Panopea glycimeris [Aldrovandi's panope]	No picture found Panopea japonica []
No picture found Panopea smithae []	No picture found Panopea zelandica [New Zealand geoduck clam]	No picture found Saxicavella jeffreysi []
No picture found Saxicavella pacifica [Elongate saxicave]	No picture found Saxicavella sagrinata []

23 Species of Family Hiatellidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cyrtodaria kurriana	Kurr propellerclam	Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Cyrtodaria siliqua	Northern propellerclam	Arctic and Northern Atlan	11 SHL
Hiatella antarctica		Western Atlantic and East	4.6 DL
Hiatella arctica	Arctic hiatella	Circumglobal. Temperate	5 SHL
Hiatella australis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Hiatella azaria	Dirt hiatella	North America.	2.5 DL
Hiatella meridionalis		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Hiatella rugosa		Mediterranean Sea
Panomya ampla	Ample roughmya	Eastern Pacific and Arcti	7 SHL
Panomya norvegica	Arctic roughmya	Arctic, Northern Pacific,	11 SHL
Panopea abbreviata	Southern geoduck	Endemic to Southwest Atla	11 SHL
Panopea abrupta	Pacific geoduck clam	Pacific Ocean
Panopea aldrovandi		Eastern Central Atlantic
Panopea bitruncata	Atlantic geoduck	North America.	19 DL
Panopea generosa	Pacific geoduck	Eastern Pacific	17.5 SHL
Panopea globosa	Mexican geoduck	Eastern Central Atlantic	19.8 SHL
Panopea glycimeris	Aldrovandi's panope	Mediterranean Sea.
Panopea japonica		Northwest Pacific	16 SHL
Panopea smithae		Southwest Pacific
Panopea zelandica	New Zealand geoduck clam	Southwest Pacific
Saxicavella jeffreysi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Saxicavella pacifica	Elongate saxicave	East Pacific.
Saxicavella sagrinata		Western Atlantic.	0.55 DL

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