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Venerida

302 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 4 of 6

Mactrotoma janeiroensis

Mactrotoma janeiroensis

Mactridae
bent surfclam

bent surfclam

Mactrotoma nasuta

Mactridae

Mactrotoma velata

Mactrotoma velata

Mactridae
Almeja chocolata

Almeja chocolata

Megapitaria aurantiaca

Veneridae
Calico Clam

Calico Clam

Megapitaria maculata

Veneridae
Chocolate Clam

Chocolate Clam

Megapitaria squalida

Veneridae
southern quahog

southern quahog

Mercenaria campechiensis

Veneridae
American hard-shelled clam

American hard-shelled clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Veneridae
Texas Quahog

Texas Quahog

Mercenaria texana

Veneridae
hard clam

hard clam

Meretrix lyrata

Veneridae
compressed clam

compressed clam

Mesodesma arctatum

Mesodesmatidae
macha

macha

Mesodesma donacium

Mesodesmatidae
Microstagon trigonum

Microstagon trigonum

Microstagon trigonum

Ungulinidae
Clery surfclam

Clery surfclam

Mulinia cleryana

Mactridae
Mulinia edulis

Mulinia edulis

Mulinia edulis

Mactridae
dwarf surfclam

dwarf surfclam

Mulinia lateralis

Mactridae
Mulinia pallida

Mulinia pallida

Mulinia pallida

Mactridae
Undulated False Lucine

Undulated False Lucine

Mysia undata

Veneridae

Neolepton hupei

Neolepton hupei

Neoleptonidae
Neolepton subtrigonum

Neolepton subtrigonum

Neolepton subtrigonum

Neoleptonidae

Neolepton sulcatulum

Neolepton sulcatulum

Neoleptonidae

quadrate trapezium

Neotrapezium liratum

Trapezidae

Lord dwarf-venus

Nutricola lordi

Veneridae
purple dwarf-venus

purple dwarf-venus

Nutricola tantilla

Veneridae
Paphonotia elliptica

Paphonotia elliptica

Paphonotia elliptica

Veneridae
brown gemclam

brown gemclam

Parastarte triquetra

Veneridae
Caribbean Reef Clam

Caribbean Reef Clam

Periglypta listeri

Veneridae
Almeja Venus del Pacífico

Almeja Venus del Pacífico

Periglypta multicostata

Veneridae
youthful venus

youthful venus

Periglypta puerpera

Veneridae
reticulated venus

reticulated venus

Periglypta reticulata

Veneridae

Petalocardia pectinifera

Petalocardia pectinifera

Glossidae

California petricola

Petricola californiensis

Veneridae
hearty petricola

hearty petricola

Petricola carditoides

Veneridae
Petricola dactylus

Petricola dactylus

Petricola dactylus

Veneridae

Boring Petricola

Petricola lapicida

Veneridae
rock-eating petricola

rock-eating petricola

Petricola lithophaga

Veneridae

Petricola rugosa

Petricola rugosa

Veneridae
Petricolaria cognata

Petricolaria cognata

Petricolaria cognata

Veneridae
American Piddock

American Piddock

Petricolaria pholadiformis

Veneridae

Petricolaria serrata

Petricolaria serrata

Veneridae
Phlyctiderma semiasperum

Phlyctiderma semiasperum

Phlyctiderma semiasperum

Ungulinidae

Phreagena kilmeri

Phreagena kilmeri

Vesicomyidae

Pitar affinis

Pitar affinis

Veneridae

Pitar mediterraneus

Pitar mediterraneus

Veneridae
Pitar rudis

Pitar rudis

Pitar rudis

Veneridae
chalky pitar

chalky pitar

Pitar simpsoni

Veneridae
Golden Carpet Shell

Golden Carpet Shell

Polititapes aureus

Veneridae
Polititapes lucens

Polititapes lucens

Polititapes lucens

Veneridae
banded carpet shell

banded carpet shell

Polititapes rhomboides

Veneridae
Polititapes senescens

Polititapes senescens

Polititapes senescens

Veneridae

Polymesoda arctata

Polymesoda arctata

Cyrenidae
Carolina marshclam

Carolina marshclam

Polymesoda caroliniana

Cyrenidae
Florida Marsh Clam

Florida Marsh Clam

Polymesoda floridana

Cyrenidae

Polymesoda inflata

Polymesoda inflata

Cyrenidae
Proteopitar patagonicus

Proteopitar patagonicus

Proteopitar patagonicus

Veneridae
Atlantic Jewelbox

Atlantic Jewelbox

Pseudochama cristella

Chamidae
Pacific jewelbox

Pacific jewelbox

Pseudochama exogyra

Chamidae
left-handed jewel box

left-handed jewel box

Pseudochama gryphina

Chamidae
Pseudochama picta

Pseudochama picta

Pseudochama picta

Chamidae

Pygocardia rustica

Pygocardia rustica

Arcticidae