''Lasaea'' is a genus of
bivalve
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 ...
s belonging to the family
Lasaeidae
Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is ''Kellia''.
Genera and species
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The genus has
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 ...
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Species
Species:
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Lasaea adansoni''
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Lasaea australis
Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as t ...
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Lasaea bermudensis''
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Lasaea cistula''
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Lasaea colmani''
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Lasaea consanguinea''
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Lasaea eastera''
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Lasaea hawaiensis''
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Lasaea helenae''
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Lasaea hinemoa''
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Lasaea macrodon''
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Lasaea maoria''
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Lasaea miliaris''
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Lasaea nipponica''
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Lasaea parengaensis
Lasaea or Lasaia ( grc, Λασαία) was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as ...
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Lasaea petitiana''
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Lasaea purpurata''
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Lasaea rubra''
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Lasaea souverbiana''
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Lasaea subviridis''
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Lasaea turtoni''
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Lasaea undulata''
References
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Lasaeidae
Bivalve genera