Petricolidae

The Petricolidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to the large family Veneridae or Venus clams. Some authors include these genera within the Veneridae as the subfamily Petricolinae.

Petricolidae
A whole shell of Petricolaria pholadiformis
Scientific classification
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Veneroidea
Family:
Petricolidae

Deshayes, 1831
Genera

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Genera and species

Genera and species in the family Petricolidae include:

  • Choristodon Jonas, 1844
  • Cooperella Carpenter, 1864
    • Cooperella atlantica Rehder, 1943
    • Cooperella subdiaphana (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Mysia Lamarck, 1818
One valve of the false angelwing, Petricolaria pholadiformis
  • Petricola Lamarck, 1801
  • Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870
  • Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802
    • Rupellaria cancellata (Verrill, 1885)
    • Rupellaria denticulata (Sowerby, 1834)
    • Rupellaria tellimyalis (Carpenter, 1864)

References

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