Theora (bivalve)

Theora is a genus of saltwater and freshwater clams, bivalve molluscs in the family Semelidae.^[1]

Theora
Theora mesopotamica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Superfamily:	Tellinoidea
Family:	Semelidae
Genus:	Theora H. Adams and A. Adams, 1856
Synonyms
Theora (Endopleura) A. Adams, 1864 · alternate representation Theora (Theora) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 · alternate representation

Species

Species accepted as of October 2021:^[2]

• Theora alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
• Theora iridescens (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora lubrica Gould, 1861
• Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
• Theora moulinsii (Récluz, 1869)
• Theora nasuta Hedley, 1909
• Theora opalina (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora translucens Preston, 1916

Synonyms

• Theora cadabra (Eames & Wilkins, 1957) accepted as Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918) (junior synonym)
• Theora fragilis (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora hindsiana Preston, 1916 accepted as Theora iridescens (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora nitida Gould, 1861 accepted as Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
• Theora ovalis E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Aligena ovalis (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)