Description
The family Veneridae has over 400 living species. It is one of the most colorful of the bivalve groups. Shape varies from circular to triangular, and from side view will appear as either ovate (egg-shaped) or cardioid (heart shaped) shells. Characterististics are: porcelain-like shell that is highly finished; a complex tooth structure in the hinge; a well developed escutchion and lunule; and, a well developed sinus at the pallial line. Spiny forms are comparatively uncommon in this family (See Pitar lupanaria below).
A folded gill structure that is extensively developed for filtering out small food particles is typical of this and other families in the Veneroida order.
Classification
- Class: Bivalvia
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- Subclass: Pteriomorphia
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- Order: Veneroida
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- Superfamily: Veneracea
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- Family: Veneridae
Major Genera
- Genus: Agriopoma
- Genus: Amiantis
- Genus: Anomalocardia
- Genus: Antigona
- Genus: Callista
- Genus: Chamelea
- Genus: Chione
- Genus: Circe
- Genus: Circomphalus
- Genus: Cyclinella
- Genus: Dosinia
- Genus: Gafrarium
- Genus: Humilaria
- Genus: Macrocallista
- Genus: Mercenaria
- Genus: Meretrix
- Genus: Paphia
- Genus: Paradione
- Genus: Periglypta
- Genus: Pitar
- Genus: Protothaca
- Genus: Saxidomus
- Genus: Sunetta
- Genus: Sunettina
- Genus: Tivela
- Genus: Ventricolaria
- Genus: Venus
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Amiantis callosa
Amiantis purpurata
Anomalocardia brasiliana
Anomalocardia cuneimeris
Anomalocardia flexuosa
Anomalocardia puella
Anomalocardia subrugosa
Anomalodiscus squamosa
Bassina disjecta
Bassina jacksonii
Bassina pachyphylla
Bassina yatei
Callista chinensis
Callista chione
Callista diemenensis
Callista disrupta
Callista erycina
Callista erycinella
Callista florida
Callista grata
Callista impar
Callista kingii
Callista maculata
Callista multiradiata
Callista phasianella
Callista pilsbryi
Callista planatella
Callista semisulcata
Callista spuma
Callista umbonella
Macrocallista nimbosa
Agriopoma aequinoctiale
Agriopoma arestum
Agriopoma catharia
Agriopoma mexicanum
Agriopoma morrhuanum
Agriopoma texasiana
Agriopoma tomeanum
Aphrodora kurodai
Aphrodora nipponica
Aphrodora noguchii
Callocardia guttata
Callpita eucymata
Callpita frizzelli
Chamelea gallina
Chamelea striatula
Austrovenus stutchburyi
Chione californiensis
Chione cancellata
Chione compta
Chione elevata
Chione fructifraga
Chione guatulcoensis
Chione pigmaea
Chione subimbricata
Chione tumens
Chione undatella
Chionista fluctifraga
Chionopsis amathusia
Chionopsis gnidia
Chionopsis lilacina
Chionopsis ornatissima
Chionopsis pulicaria
Lirophora clenchi
Lirophora kellettii
Lirophora latilirata
Lirophora mariae
Lirophora obliterata
Lirophora paphia
Lirophora peruviana
Choristodon cancellatus
Choristodon robustus
Circe corrugata
Circe crocea
Circe intermedia
Circe lentiginosa
Circe quoyi
Circe rivularis
Circe rugifera
Circe scripta
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