Global InformationSpheniopsis information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Spheniopsidae |
| Genus: | Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861 |
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Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species.[1] Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters.[2] Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.[2]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Morton, Brian; Machado, Fabrizio Marcondes; Passos, Flávio Dias (2016-07-25). "The organs of prey capture and digestion in the miniature predatory bivalve Spheniopsis brasiliensis (Anomalodesmata: Cuspidarioidea: Spheniopsidae) expose a novel life-history trait". Journal of Natural History. 50 (27–28): 1725–1748. doi:10.1080/00222933.2016.1155780. ISSN 0022-2933.