Pitar (genus)
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Pitar is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae
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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...
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Species
- Pitar albidusPitar albidusPitar albidus, or the white venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies....
(Gmelin, 1791) — white venus clam - Pitar circinatusPitar circinatusPitar circinatus, or the purple venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies....
(Born, 1778) — purple venus clam - Pitar cordatusPitar cordatusPitar cordatus, or the cordate venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys....
(Schwengel, 1951) — cordate venus clam - Pitar dionePitar dionePitar dione, or the elegant venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, from eastern Mexico to the West Indies.-External links:* by James Grout....
(Linnaeus, 1758) — elegant venus clam - Pitar fulminatusPitar fulminatusPitar fulminatus, or the lightning venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil and Bermuda....
(Menke, 1828) — lightning venus clam - Pitar morrhuanusPitar morrhuanusPitar morrhuanus, or the false quahog, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island to North Carolina....
(Linsley, 1848) — false quahog