Petricolinae is a subfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to the large family Veneridae or Venus clams. Some authors include these genera within the Veneridae as the subfamily Petricolinae.

Genera and species

Genera and species in the family Petricolidae include:[1]

One valve of the false angelwing, Petricolaria pholadiformis

References

  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Petricolinae A. d'Orbigny, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246 on 24 July 2024

Further reading

  • Paredes, Carlos; Cardoso, Franz; Santamaría, José; Esplana, Jhonatan; Llaja, Lesly (2016). "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú". Revista Peruana de Biología. 23 (2): 127–150. doi:10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397.
  • Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113–133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52(2): 1–184. [details]
  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp
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