Maryland Checklist - Category: Saltwater Bivalves - all-time (Total: 27)   

PhotosCommon NameGenusSpeciesCategoryFamilyOrderClassKingdom
1 Ponderous ArkNoetiaponderosa Saltwater BivalvesNoetiidaeArcidaBivalviaAnimalia
2 Atlantic Awning ClamSolemyavelum Saltwater BivalvesSolemyidaePholadomyoidaBivalviaAnimalia
3  Glassy LyonsiaLyonsiahyalina Saltwater BivalvesLyonsiidaePholadomyoidaBivalviaAnimalia
4  Atlantic Mud-piddockBarneatruncata Saltwater BivalvesPholadidaeMyoidaBivalviaAnimalia
5 AngelwingCyrtopleuracostata Saltwater BivalvesPholadidaeMyoidaBivalviaAnimalia
6 Soft-shell ClamMyaarenaria Saltwater BivalvesMyidaeMyoidaBivalviaAnimalia
7 Dwarf SurfclamMulinialateralis Saltwater BivalvesMactridaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
8 Atlantic Jack-knife ClamEnsisdirectus Saltwater BivalvesPharidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
9 Purplish TagelusTagelusdivisus Saltwater BivalvesTellinidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
10 Stout TagelusTagelusplebeius Saltwater BivalvesTellinidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
11 Baltic MacomaMacomabalthica Saltwater BivalvesTellinideaVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
12 Mitchell MacomaMacomamitchelli Saltwater BivalvesTellinideaVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
13  Cheating MaconaMacomaphenax Saltwater BivalvesTellinidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
14 False AngelwingPetricolariapholadiformis Saltwater BivalvesPetricolidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
15 Elongate MaconaMacomatenta Saltwater BivalvesTellinidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
16 Atlantic SurfclamSpisulasolidissima Saltwater BivalvesMactridaeVeneridaBivalviaAnimalia
17 Thin CyclinellaCyclinellatenuis Saltwater BivalvesVeneridaeVeneridaBivalviaAnimalia
18 Amethyst Gem ClamGemmagemma Saltwater BivalvesVeneridaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
19 Northern QuahogMercenariamercenaria Saltwater BivalvesVeneridaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
20 False QuahogPitarmorrhuanus Saltwater BivalvesVeneridaeVeneridaBivalviaAnimalia
21  Morton's Egg-cockleLaevicardiummortoni Saltwater BivalvesCardiidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
22  Eastern AligenaAligenaelevata Saltwater BivalvesLasaeidaeVeneroidaBivalviaAnimalia
23 Atlantic Paper MusselAmygdalumpapyrium Saltwater BivalvesMytilidaeMytiloidaBivalviaAnimalia
24 Hooked MusselIschadiumrecurvum Saltwater BivalvesMytilidaeMytiloidaBivalviaAnimalia
25 Atlantic Ribbed MusselGeukensiademissa Saltwater BivalvesMytilidaeMytiloidaBivalviaAnimalia
26 Eastern OysterCrassostreavirginica Saltwater BivalvesOstreidaeOstreoidaBivalviaAnimalia
27 Green Jackknife ClamSolenviridis Saltwater BivalvesSolenidaeAdapedontaBivalviaAnimalia

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