Petricola
Encyclopedia
Petricola is a genus
of saltwater clam
s, marine
bivalve mollusks in the family Petricolidae
, which is related to the large family Veneridae
, the Venus clams.
The following names were found in other databases :
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 clam
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
s, 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 mollusks in the family Petricolidae
Petricolidae
The Petricolidae is a family of bivalves related to the large family Veneridae or Venus clams. Some authors include these genera within the Veneridae as the subfamily Petricolinae.-Genera and species:Genera and species in the family Petricolidae include:...
, which is related to the large 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
According to the database World register of Marine Species species within the genus Petricola include:- Petricola brugieri Hanley
- Petricola donnae Petuch, 1998
- Petricola inversa Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001
- Petricola lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)
- Petricola lithophaga (Philippson, 1788)
- Petricola pholadiformis Lamarck, 1818
- Petricola robusta Sowerby
The following names were found in other databases :
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- Petricola californiensis Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932
- Petricola carditoides (ConradTimothy Abbott ConradTimothy Abbott Conrad was an American geologist, malacologist and carcinologist.- External links :* at Internet Archive...
, 1837) - Petricola divergens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Petricola hertzana Coan, 1997
- Petricola lucasana HerleinLeo George HertleinLeo George Hertlein was an American paleontologist and malacologist who studied the Recent and fossil mollusks of the eastern Pacific Ocean.Hertlein was born on a farm in Pratt County, Kansas...
and Strong, 1948