Petricolidae
| Petricolidae | |
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| A whole shell of Petricolaria pholadiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Petricolidae Deshayes, 1831 |
| Genera | |
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The Petricolidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks related to the large family Veneridae or Venus clams. Some authors include these genera within the Veneridae as the subfamily Petricolinae.
Genera and species
Genera and species in the family Petricolidae include:
- Choristodon Jonas, 1844
- Choristodon robustum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Cooperella Carpenter, 1864
- Mysia Lamarck, 1818
- Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
One valve of the false angelwing, Petricolaria pholadiformis
- Petricola Lamarck, 1801
- Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870
- Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802
References
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