Tivela | |
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The outside of one valve of Tivela ponderosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Veneroida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: |
Tivela Link, 1815 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Tivela:
According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following names are also in current use :
Tivela ventricosa