Petricolinae

Petricolinae
A whole shell of Petricolaria pholadiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Petricolinae
A. d'Orbigny, 1840
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Cooperellidae Dall, 1900
  • Mysiidae Gray, 1854
  • Petricolidae A. d'Orbigny, 1840

Petricolinae is a subfamily 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.

Genera and species

Genera and species in the family Petricolidae include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Petricolinae A. d'Orbigny, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246 on 24 July 2024

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