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Meretrix
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Meretricinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Meretrix LAMARCK, 1799
Type Species:
Venus meretrix Linné, 1758, T
Images
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Fig. E143,1. *M. meretrix (LinnÉ), Rec., E.Indies, la-c, RV int., LV int., RV ext., X0.5 (711)
Synonyms
Cytherea, Nympha
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Tortonian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
11.63
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Large, trigonal, smooth, lunule and escutcheon faint, teeth large, pallial sinus broad
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Meretricinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Meretrix LAMARCK, 1799
Type Species:
Venus meretrix Linné, 1758, T
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E143,1. *M. meretrix (LinnÉ), Rec., E.Indies, la-c, RV int., LV int., RV ext., X0.5 (711)
Synonyms
Cytherea, Nympha
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Tortonian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
11.63
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Large, trigonal, smooth, lunule and escutcheon faint, teeth large, pallial sinus broad
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).