| Ventricolaria rigida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Ventricolaria |
| Species: | V. rigida |
| Binomial name | |
| Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) |
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Ventricolaria rigida, or the rigid venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil.[1]