Veneridae

Classification

Genera in Veneridae

• Dosinia — 171 species: Dosinia abyssicola, Dosinia adami, Dosinia afra, Dosinia alta, Dosinia altior, Dosinia amamiensis, Dosinia amphidesmoides, Dosinia angulosa
• Venus — 161 species: Venus aequilatera, Venus aequilateralis, Venus affinis, Venus aglaurae, Venus albina, Venus alveata, Venus analoga, Venus angulata
• Pitar — 108 species: Pitar acutecostata, Pitar addicotti, Pitar affine, Pitar affinis, Pitar alabastrum, Pitar albidus, Pitar albinus, Pitar ambigua
• Chione — 98 species: Chione agraria, Chione angelana, Chione angulata, Chione atlanticana, Chione bainbridgensis, Chione bisculpta, Chione bolivarensis, Chione buchivacoana
• Meretrix — 66 species: Meretrix acuticosta, Meretrix andersoni, Meretrix angelinae, Meretrix angulata, Meretrix arata, Meretrix astricta, Meretrix attenuata, Meretrix aurora
• Callista — 51 species: Callista accincta, Callista acutecostata, Callista aequorea, Callista annexa, Callista aurita, Callista boettgeri, Callista chinensis, Callista chione
• Petricola — 37 species: Petricola aequistriata, Petricola angolensis, Petricola bicolor, Petricola botula, Petricola californiensis, Petricola calvertensis, Petricola carditoides, Petricola caroniana
• Timoclea — 36 species: Timoclea arakana, Timoclea bataviana, Timoclea chuangi, Timoclea cochinensis, Timoclea concinna, Timoclea congoensis, Timoclea costellifera, Timoclea crassisquamata
• Tivela — 35 species: Tivela argentina, Tivela austeniana, Tivela bicolor, Tivela byronensis, Tivela cliffensis, Tivela compressa, Tivela cora, Tivela damaoides
• Macrocallista — 31 species: Macrocallista acuminata, Macrocallista andersoni, Macrocallista caryi, Macrocallista cavachana, Macrocallista densa, Macrocallista domenginica, Macrocallista emmonsi, Macrocallista furlongi
• Tapes — 30 species: Tapes albomarginata, Tapes araneosus, Tapes basteroti, Tapes belcheri, Tapes blecheri, Tapes conradiana, Tapes conspersus, Tapes corrugatus
• Tawera — 30 species: Tawera assimilis, Tawera australiana, Tawera bartrumi, Tawera carri, Tawera coelata, Tawera dictua, Tawera duobrunnea, Tawera elliptica
• Lioconcha — 29 species: Lioconcha annettae, Lioconcha arabaya, Lioconcha arntzenii, Lioconcha berthaulti, Lioconcha caledonensis, Lioconcha castrensis, Lioconcha fastigiata, Lioconcha gordoni
• Antigona — 28 species: Antigona aglaurae, Antigona assimilans, Antigona caribbeana, Antigona carrizoensis, Antigona chemnitzii, Antigona clarksvillensis, Antigona dubia, Antigona gladstonensis
• Paphia — 26 species: Paphia amabilis, Paphia cheribonensis, Paphia clarki, Paphia crassiscula, Paphia crassisulca, Paphia declivis, Paphia euglypta, Paphia finlayi
• Globivenus — 24 species: Globivenus banaconensis, Globivenus callimorpha, Globivenus capricornea, Globivenus effossa, Globivenus embrithes, Globivenus fordii, Globivenus foresti, Globivenus helenae
• Gafrarium — 22 species: Gafrarium aduncum, Gafrarium aequivocum, Gafrarium alfredense, Gafrarium altum, Gafrarium australe, Gafrarium barandae, Gafrarium catillum, Gafrarium discors
• Leukoma — 22 species: Leukoma andytani, Leukoma asperrima, Leukoma beili, Leukoma columbiensis, Leukoma crassicosta, Leukoma decussata, Leukoma ecuadoriana, Leukoma euglypta
• Sunetta — 21 species: Sunetta adelinae, Sunetta beni, Sunetta bruggeni, Sunetta concinna, Sunetta crassatelliformis, Sunetta cumingii, Sunetta donacina, Sunetta effossa
• Callocardia — 20 species: Callocardia astartoides, Callocardia calceola, Callocardia californica, Callocardia castoriana, Callocardia chioneformis, Callocardia conformis, Callocardia euglypta, Callocardia fastidiosa
• Notocallista — 19 species: Notocallista ancisa, Notocallista cuculloides, Notocallista cudmorei, Notocallista diemenensis, Notocallista eburnea, Notocallista exigua, Notocallista kapitea, Notocallista lutea
• Tivelina — 19 species: Tivelina analoga, Tivelina baudoni, Tivelina capsuloides, Tivelina coislinensis, Tivelina delicatina, Tivelina deltoidea, Tivelina dixoni, Tivelina gibbosula
• Transennella — 18 species: Transennella angulifera, Transennella bolivarensis, Transennella caboblanquensis, Transennella californica, Transennella camachoi, Transennella caryonautes, Transennella cola, Transennella conradina
• Venerupis — 18 species: Venerupis anomala, Venerupis aspera, Venerupis atlantica, Venerupis corrugata, Venerupis cumingii, Venerupis galactites, Venerupis geographica, Venerupis glandina
• Placamen — 17 species:
• Pelecyora — 16 species:
• Circe — 15 species:
• Irus — 15 species:
• Venerella — 15 species:
• Bassina — 13 species:
• Costellipitar — 13 species:
• Hyphantosoma — 13 species:
• Katelysia — 13 species:
• Marama — 13 species:
• Retrotapes — 13 species:
• Chionopsis — 12 species:
• Clementia — 12 species:
• Aphrodora — 11 species:
• Gouldia — 11 species:
• Lamelliconcha — 11 species:
• Mercenaria — 11 species:
• Periglypta — 11 species:
• Proxichione — 11 species:
• Anomalocardia — 10 species:
• Atamarcia — 10 species:
• Calva — 10 species:
• Cooperella — 10 species:
• Lirophora — 10 species:
• Cyclina — 9 species:
• Gomphina — 9 species:
• Protapes — 9 species:
• Agriopoma — 8 species:
• Ameghinomya — 8 species:
• Aphrodina — 8 species:
• Cyclinella — 8 species:
• Dosina — 8 species:
• Dosiniopsis — 8 species:
• Marcia — 8 species:
• Polititapes — 8 species:
• Eocallista — 7 species:
• Costacallista — 6 species:
• Dorisca — 6 species:
• Eumarcia — 6 species:
• Kyrina — 6 species:
• Lajonkairia — 6 species:
• Mysia — 6 species:
• Nutricola — 6 species:
• Petricolaria — 6 species:
• Saxidomus — 6 species:
• Amiantis — 5 species:
• Chioneryx — 5 species:
• Clausinella — 5 species:
• Cordiopsis — 5 species:
• Cyprimeria — 5 species:
• Eurhomalea — 5 species:
• Gemma — 5 species:
• Gomphomarcia — 5 species:
• Hysteroconcha — 5 species:
• Legumen — 5 species:
• Meroena — 5 species:
• Paleomarcia — 5 species:
• Callistina — 4 species:
• Circenita — 4 species:
• Macridiscus — 4 species:
• Parastarte — 4 species:
• Rzehakia — 4 species:
• Trigonocallista — 4 species:
• Turia — 4 species:
• Adelfia — 3 species:
• Austrocallista — 3 species:
• Austrovenus — 3 species:
• Chamelea — 3 species:
• Dosinobia — 3 species:
• Egesta — 3 species:
• Eucallista — 3 species:
• Goshoraia — 3 species:
• Katherinella — 3 species:
• Kuia — 3 species:
• Megapitaria — 3 species:
• Microcirce — 3 species:
• Ruditapes — 3 species:
• Asaphinoides — 2 species:
• Austrocardilanx — 2 species:
• Callanaitis — 2 species:
• Callpita — 2 species:
• Choristodon — 2 species:
• Compsomyax — 2 species:
• Cyclorismina — 2 species:
• Flaventia — 2 species:
• Fossacallista — 2 species:
• Granicorium — 2 species:
• Laevicirce — 2 species:
• Liocyma — 2 species:
• Loxo — 2 species:
• Marwickia — 2 species:
• Myrsopsis — 2 species:
• Paphonotia — 2 species:
• Paratapes — 2 species:
• Pitarenus — 2 species:
• Pleiorytis — 2 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.