''Trinitasia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine
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 ...
mollusks in the family
Mactridae
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Description
These clams have two short siphons, each with a horny sheath. The shell is shaped like a rounded- ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trinitasia Maury, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596611 on 2022-10-15]
Species
* ''
Trinitasia iheringi''
(Dall, 1897)
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Brazil.
References
* Maury, C.J. (1928). Trinitasia, a new molluscan genus from South America. Science. 67 (1734), 318.
* Signorelli, J. H.; Pastorino, G. (2012). Taxonomic revision of Brazilian Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 (Bivalvia: Cardiida). Zootaxa. 3245, 30-53.
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Mactridae
Bivalve genera