Meretrix (bivalve)

Meretrix is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They appeared in the fossil record in the Cenomanian age.

Meretrix
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present
~94.3–0 Ma
Meretrix lyrata (Sowerby, 1851) for sale as food in a market in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China
A whole shell of Meretrix lyrata showing both the outside and the inside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Meretrix
Lamarck 1799
Type species
Meretrix lyrata
Sowerby 1851
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cytheraea (Meretrix) Lamarck 1805
  • Cytherea (Meretrix) Lamarck 1805

Species

Species in the genus Meretrix include:[1]

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References

  1. Meretrix at Fossilworks.org
  2. Meretrix lamarckii at GBIF
  3. Goin et al., 2006, p.506
  4. Ras al Khaimah, UAE at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Reid, Shannon (2003). "Meretrix lyrata (Soweby, 1851)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23.OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, Academy of Natural Sciences.
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