.gif)
Irus (genus)
Encyclopedia
Irus is a genus
of saltwater clams
, marine
bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae
, the venus clams.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of saltwater clams
CLaMS
CLaMS is a modular chemistry transport model system developed at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. CLaMS was first described by McKenna et al. and was expanded into three dimensions by Konopka et al....
, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...
, the venus clams.
Species in the genus Irus
- Irus carditoides
- Irus crebrelamellatus
- Irus crenata
- Irus crenatus
- Irus cumingii
- Irus distans
- Irus elegansIrus elegansIrus elegans is a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(DeshayesGérard Paul DeshayesGérard Paul Deshayes was a French geologist and conchologist.He was born in Nancy, his father at that time being professor of experimental physics in the École Centrale of the Meurthe département....
, 1854) - Irus ellipticus
- Irus gregarius
- Irus griseus
- Irus irus
- Irus ishibashianus
- Irus macrophylla
- Irus macrophyllus
- Irus mitis
- Irus reflexus
- Irus rugosa
- Irus semipurpurea
- Irus vitalianus