''Bassina yatei'' is a
bivalve mollusc of the family
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are ex ...
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References
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Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979
Veneridae
Bivalves of New Zealand
Bivalves described in 1835
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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