Biology:Euvola

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Euvola
Temporal range: Eocene–recent, 48.6–0 Ma[1]
Euvola ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) 2013 000.JPG
Euvola ziczac
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Euvola
Dall, 1898

Euvola is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[2][3] In shells of this genus, one valve is flat, and the other is deeply cupped.

Species

Extant species in the genus Euvola:[2]

A large number of species are only known from fossil record.[2]

References

  1. "Euvola Dall 1898". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=95095. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Euvola Dall, 1898". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205700. 
  3. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 26–27.

Wikidata ☰ Q749207 entry