Idas (bivalve)

For other uses, see Idas (disambiguation).

Idas
Shell of Idas cylindricus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Idas Jeffreys, 1876
Type species
Idas argenteus Jeffreys, 1876
Synonyms
Adipicola (Myrinopsis) F. Nordsieck, 1969 Habepegris F. R. Bernard, 1978 Idasola Iredale, 1915 (Unnecessary replacement name for Idas Jeffreys, 1876) Miridas Iredale, 1939

Idas is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

• Idas argenteus Jeffreys, 1876
• Idas coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• Idas cristiani Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
• Idas cylindricus Pelorce & Poutiers, 2009
• Idas dalli E. A. Smith, 1885
• Idas emmae Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
• Idas filippoi Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
• Idas ghisottii Warén & Carrozza, 1990
• Idas indicus (E. A. Smith, 1904)
• Idas jaclinae Giusti, Mietto & Sbrana, 2012
• Idas japonicus (Habe, 1976)
• Idas lamellosus Verrill, 1882
• Idas macdonaldi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
• Idas modiolaeformis (Sturany, 1896)
• Idas olympicus Kiel & Goedaert, 2007 †
• Idas simpsoni (J. T. Marshall, 1900)
• Idas washingtonius (Bernard, 1978)

References

• Bernard F.R. (1978). New bivalve Mollusca, subclass Pteriomorpha, from the Northeastern Pacific. Venus. 37: 61-75
• Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer. xiii + 256 pp.
• Giusti Fr., Mietto P. & Sbrana C., 2012. Il genere Idas (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae) in Mediterraneo, con la descrizione di quattro nuove specie. Bollettino Malacologico, 48(2): 122–135
• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp

External links

• effreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the Pecten, Mytilus and Arca families, procured in the Valorous expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 18: 424-436
• Iredale, T. (1915). Notes on the names of some British marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 11(6): 329-342.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213