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Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus (mythology), Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as food sources. Many of the most important edible species are commonly known (in the USA) simply as "clams". Venerids make up a significant proportion of the world fishery of edible bivalves. The family includes some species that are important commercially, such as (in the USA) the hard clam or quahog, ''Mercenaria mercenaria''. Taxonomy The classification within the family Veneridae has been controversial at least since the 1930s. Molecular approaches show that much of this traditional classification is unnatural. Some common species have been moved between genera (including genera in different subfamilies) because of repeated attempts to bring a more valid organization to the classification or Taxonomy (biol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioconcha
''Lioconcha'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae.Van der Meij, S.E.T., Moolenbeek, R.G., & Dekker, H. (2010). "The ''Lioconcha castrensis'' species group (Bivalvia: Veneridae) with the description of two new species." ''Molluscan Research'' 30(3): 117-124.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lioconcha Mörch, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204225 on 2021-05-09 Species * ''Lioconcha annettae'' Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 * ''Lioconcha arabaya'' Van der Meij, Moolenbeek & Dekker, 2010 * ''Lioconcha berthaulti'' Lamprell & Healy, 2002 * ''Lioconcha caledonensis'' Harte & Lamprell, 1999 * ''Lioconcha castrensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lioconcha fastigiata'' (Sowerby, 1851) * ''Lioconcha gordoni'' (E. A. Smith, 1885) * ''Lioconcha harteae'' M. Huber, 2010 * ''Lioconcha hieroglyphica'' (Conrad, 1837) * ''Lioconcha kovalisi'' De Prins, 2013 * ''Lioconcha lamprelli'' Moolenbeek, Dekker & van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
