''Ctenoides'' is a genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
belonging to the family
Limidae
The Limidae or file shells are members of the only family of bivalve molluscs in the order Limida. The family includes 130 living species, assigned to 10 genera. Widely distributed in all seas from shallow to deep waters, the species are usua ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
Species:
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Ctenoides ales
''Ctenoides ales'' is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Limidae, the file clams. It is known by the names electric flame scallop, disco scallop, electric clam and disco clam. The clam has been given these nickna ...
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Ctenoides annulatus
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Ctenoides ales''
*'' Ctenoides annulatus''
*''Ctenoides catherinae
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bival ...
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Ctenoides catherinae
''Ctenoides'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...
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References
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Limidae
Bivalve genera