Ventricolaria
| Ventricolaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Ventricolaria Keen, 1954 |
Ventricolaria is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1]
Species
Species in the genus Ventricolaria include:
- Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) — rigid venus
- Ventricolaria rugatina (Heilprin, 1887) — queen venus
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 61.
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