Austrovenus

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Austrovenus
Fossil range: Middle Pliocene to Recent

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Veneroida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Austrovenus Finlay, 1927

Species

See text.

Austrovenus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.

1 Distribution
2 Description
3 Species in the genus Austrovenus
4 References

[edit] Distribution

New Zealand.

[edit] Description

The shells are similar to Chione cancellata but more orbicular and inflated, with the radial sculpture dominent over the concentric lamellae, and the escutcheon scarcely apparent.

[edit] Species in the genus Austrovenus

Austrovenus aucklandica Powell, 1932 - Auckland Islands cockle
Austrovenus stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) - New Zealand cockle, New Zealand little neck clam