''Irus'' is a
genus
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of saltwater
clams
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,
marine
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bivalve
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molluscs in the family
Veneridae
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, the venus clams.
Species in the genus ''Irus''
Species recognized as of October 2021:
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Irus carditoides''
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Irus caudex''
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Irus crenatus Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus cumingii Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus elegans''
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Irus exoticus Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus interstriatus Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus irus
''Irus irus'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.
The species is found in Old World
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Irus ishibashianus Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus macrophylla Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus mitis Irus or IRUS may refer to:
People
* Irus Braverman, legal scholar and ethnographer
* In Greek mythology, see '' Irus (mythology)''
** Irus, a son of Actor and father of Eurytion and Eurydamas by Demonassa
** Irus or Arnaeus, a character in ''Th ...
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Irus reflexus
''Irus reflexus'' is a bivalve mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recogn ...
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Irus vertumnalium''
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Veneridae
Bivalve genera
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