Spisula
Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Spisula Gray, 1837 |
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Species
Species in the genus Spisula include:
- Spisula acquilateralis (Deshayes, 1854) – Triangle shell
- Spisula elliptica
- Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817)
- Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) – Atlantic surfclam
- Spisula subtruncata
- Spisula sachalinensis
Spisula subtruncata
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