| Petricola | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Petricola angolensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Petricola Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Venus lapicida Gmelin, 1791 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petricola is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Petricolinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
According to the World Register of Marine Species database, species within the genus Petricola include: