''Codakia'' is a
genus
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of saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
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molluscs
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in the
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Lucinidae
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These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.
Characteristics
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Codakia'' include:
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* '' Codakia californica'' T. A. Conrad, 1837
* '' Codakia costata'' d'Orbigny, 1842
* '' Codakia cubana'' W. H. Dall, 1901
* '' Codakia distinguenda'' G. W. Tryon, 1872
* ''Codakia exasperata
''Codakia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Lucinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Codakia'' include:
* ''Codakia californica'' T. A. Conrad, 1837
* ''Codakia costata ...
'' L. A. Reeve, 1850
* '' Codakia filiata'' W. H. Dall, 1901
* '' Codakia golikovi'' Zorina, 1978
* '' Codakia interrupta'' J. B. Lamarck, 1816
* '' Codakia minuata'' Deshayes, 1863
* '' Codakia orbicularis'' C. Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Codakia paytenorum'' T. Iredale, 1927
* '' Codakia pectinella'' C. B. Adams, 1852
* '' Codakia perobliqua'' R. Tate, 1892
* '' Codakia punctata'' C. Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Codakia reevei'' G. P. Deshayes, 1863
* '' Codakia rufigera'' L. A. Reeve, 1835
* '' Codakia tigerina'' C. Linnaeus, 1758
References
Lucinidae
Bivalve genera
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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