Biology:Siliqua (bivalve)

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Siliqua
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A live individual of Siliqua patula, Washington state
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Siliqua
Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811
Species

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Siliqua is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.

Species

Species in the genus Siliqua include:[1]

  • Siliqua albida (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Siliqua alta (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) – northern or Arctic razor clam
  • Siliqua barnardi M. Huber, 2010
  • Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) – Atlantic razor clam
  • Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
  • Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)
  • Siliqua herberti M. Huber, 2015
  • Siliqua japonica Dunker, 1861
  • Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837)
  • Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Siliqua patula Dixon, 1789 - Pacific razor clam
  • Siliqua polita (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Siliqua pulchella Dunker, 1852
  • Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)
  • Siliqua squama (Blainville, 1827)

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159997 on 2010-06-22

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3787739 entry