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Maryland Checklist - Category: Saltwater Bivalves - all-time (Total: 31)   

	Photos	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1		Green Jackknife Clam	Solen	viridis	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Solenidae	Adapedonta	Bivalvia	Animalia
2		Ponderous Ark	Noetia	ponderosa	16	Saltwater Bivalves	Noetiidae	Arcida	Bivalvia	Animalia
3		Eastern Oyster	Crassostrea	virginica	68	Saltwater Bivalves	Ostreidae	Ostreoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
4		Atlantic Surfclam	Spisula	solidissima	15	Saltwater Bivalves	Mactridae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
5		Atlantic Ribbed Mussel	Geukensia	demissa	103	Saltwater Bivalves	Mytilidae	Mytiloida	Bivalvia	Animalia
6		Transverse Ark	Anadara	transversa	4	Saltwater Bivalves	Arcidae	Arcida	Bivalvia	Animalia
7		Atlantic Mud-piddock	Barnea	truncata	2	Saltwater Bivalves	Pholadidae	Myoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
8		Channeled Duck Clam	Raeta	plicatella	2	Saltwater Bivalves	Anatinellidae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
9		Soft-shell Clam	Mya	arenaria	22	Saltwater Bivalves	Myidae	Myoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
10		Amethyst Gem Clam	Gemma	gemma	4	Saltwater Bivalves	Veneridae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
11		Northern Quahog	Mercenaria	mercenaria	26	Saltwater Bivalves	Veneridae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
12		Atlantic Jack-knife Clam	Ensis	directus	8	Saltwater Bivalves	Pharidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
13		Eastern Aligena	Aligena	elevata	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Lasaeidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
14		Stout Tagelus	Tagelus	plebeius	77	Saltwater Bivalves	Tellinidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
15		Mitchell Macoma	Macoma	mitchelli	7	Saltwater Bivalves	Tellinidea	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
16		Atlantic Awning Clam	Solemya	velum	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Solemyidae	Pholadomyoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
17		Hooked Mussel	Ischadium	recurvum	55	Saltwater Bivalves	Mytilidae	Mytiloida	Bivalvia	Animalia
18		False Quahog	Pitar	morrhuanus	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Veneridae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
19		Glassy Lyonsia	Lyonsia	hyalina	0	Saltwater Bivalves	Lyonsiidae	Pholadomyoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
20		Thin Cyclinella	Cyclinella	tenuis	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Veneridae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
21		Angelwing	Cyrtopleura	costata	17	Saltwater Bivalves	Pholadidae	Myoida	Bivalvia	Animalia
22		Blood Ark	Lunarca	ovalis	41	Saltwater Bivalves	Arcidae	Arcida	Bivalvia	Animalia
23		False Angelwing	Petricolaria	pholadiformis	4	Saltwater Bivalves	Petricolidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
24		Dwarf Surfclam	Mulinia	lateralis	9	Saltwater Bivalves	Mactridae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
25		Florida Marshclam	Cyrenoida	floridana	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Cyrenoididae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
26		Morton's Egg-cockle	Laevicardium	mortoni	0	Saltwater Bivalves	Cardiidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
27		Purplish Tagelus	Tagelus	divisus	1	Saltwater Bivalves	Tellinidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
28		Cross-barred Venus	Chione	elevata	2	Saltwater Bivalves	Veneridae	Venerida	Bivalvia	Animalia
29		Atlantic Paper Mussel	Amygdalum	papyrium	2	Saltwater Bivalves	Mytilidae	Mytiloida	Bivalvia	Animalia
30		Atlantic Macoma	Macoma	petalum	34	Saltwater Bivalves	Tellinidea	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia
31		Elongate Macona	Macoma	tenta	3	Saltwater Bivalves	Tellinidae	Veneroida	Bivalvia	Animalia