Hiatella
Sign in to saveHiatella is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderAdapedonta
- FamilyHiatellidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,683
- With media
- 68
- Family
- Hiatellidae
- Collections
- LACM, UWBM, USNM, SDNHM, YPM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, Argentina
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- Parent taxon
- Hiatellidae
- Image
- Hiatella arctica2.jpg
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Hiatella is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae.
==Ecology== These bivalves are stationary suspension feeders. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, instead they nestle in holes created by other organisms, or in other crevices. They may also live nestled within the holdfasts of kelps, within other organisms such as sponges, or partly buried in a sandy sediment.
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