# Hiatella

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hiatella
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hiatella.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatella
> Source revision: 1355582179
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Not to be confused with [Hyatella](/source/Hyatella_(disambiguation)).

***Hiatella*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of small saltwater clams, [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [bivalve](/source/Bivalve) [molluscs](/source/Molluscs) in the family [Hiatellidae](/source/Hiatellidae).

## Ecology

These bivalves are stationary [suspension feeders](/source/Suspension_feeder). 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](/source/Kelp), within other organisms such as sponges, or partly buried in a sandy sediment.[1]

## Species

The number of species in the genus is unclear, and their unequivocal identification can be difficult. The following species are listed in [MolluscaBase](/source/MolluscaBase)/[WoRMS](/source/WoRMS) (2015):[2]

- *[Hiatella antarctica](/source/Hiatella_antarctica)* (Philippi, 1845)
- *[Hiatella arctica](/source/Hiatella_arctica)* ([Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1767) (= *Hiatella striata* (Fleuriau, 1802) = *Hiatella pholadis* ([Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1771))
- *[Hiatella arenacea](/source/Hiatella_arenacea)* (E.A. Smith, 1910)
- *[Hiatella australis](/source/Hiatella_australis)* (Lamarck, 1818)
- *[Hiatella azaria](/source/Hiatella_azaria)* Dall, 1881
- *[Hiatella rugosa](/source/Hiatella_rugosa)* ([Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1767) (= *Hiatella gallicana* (Lamarck, 1818))
- *[Hiatella glaciana](/source/Hiatella_glaciana)*[3]
- *[Hiatella pholadis](/source/Hiatella_Pholadis)*
- *[Hiatella striata](/source/Hiatella_Striata)*[4]

By [molecular data](/source/Molecular_systematics), at least 13 different species of *Hiatella* were distinguished, but the correspondence between those taxa and the formal species names was not resolved.[1]

## References

1. Laakkonen, Hanna; Strelkov, Petr; Väinölä, Risto (2015) [Molecular lineage diversity and inter-oceanic biogeographical history in *Hiatella* (Mollusca, Bivalvia)](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12105/abstract). *[Zoologica Scripta](/source/Zoologica_Scripta)* 44: 383-402. DOI:10.1111/zsc.12105

1. Bouchet, Philippe & Gofas, Serge (2015). "Hiatella Bosc, 1801". 138068.

1. ["Hiatella glaciana data - Encyclopedia of Life"](https://eol.org/pages/440066/data). *eol.org*. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

1. ["ITIS - Report: Hiatella striata"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=81768#null). *www.itis.gov*. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hiatella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatella) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatella?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.