''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater
clam
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s,
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s belonging to the family
Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Genera
Genera in the family Solenidae include:
* '' Azorinus'' Récluz, 1869
* '' Clunaculum'' Dall, 1899
* ''Solecurtus'' Blainville, 1824
* ''Tage ...
.
Species
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Tagelus adansonii
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''T ...
'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''
Tagelus affinis
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''
Tagelus californianus
''Tagelus californianus'', common name California tagelus, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks belonging to the family Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Car ...
'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''
Tagelus divisus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
'' (Spengler, 1794)
* ''
Tagelus dombeii
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* ''Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''Tagelu ...
'' (Lamarck, 1818)
* ''
Tagelus longisinuatus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
* ''
Tagelus peruanus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
'' (Dunker, 1862)
* ''
Tagelus peruvianus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* '' Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* '' Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* '' ...
'' Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941
* ''
Tagelus plebeius
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* ''Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''Tagelu ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''
Tagelus politus
''Tagelus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Solecurtidae.
Species
* ''Tagelus adansonii'' (Bosc, 1801)
* ''Tagelus affinis'' (C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Tagelus californianus'' (Conrad, 1837)
* ''Tagelu ...
'' (Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Tagelus subteres
''Tagelus subteres'', common name lesser tagelus, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
G ...
'' (Conrad, 1837)
References
*Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
Solecurtidae
Bivalve genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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