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Pelecyora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Veneridae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

Superfamily
  
Veneroidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

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Similar
  
Circomphalus, Anadara diluvii, Lioconcha, Irus, Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus

Pelecyora is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

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Species

Species within the genus Pelecyora include:

  • Pelecyora brocchii (Deshayes, 1836)
  • Pelecyora bullata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
  • Pelecyora ceylonica (Dunker, 1865)
  • Pelecyora corculum (Römer, 1870)
  • Pelecyora eudeli (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
  • Pelecyora excisa (Röding, 1798)
  • Pelecyora exilium (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909)
  • Pelecyora hatchetigbeensis (Aldrich, 1886) †
  • Pelecyora insularum (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
  • Pelecyora isocardia (Dunker, 1845)
  • Pelecyora jousseaumiana (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
  • Pelecyora jukesbrowniana (Preston, 1915)
  • Pelecyora katiawarensis (Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1971)
  • Pelecyora nana (Reeve, 1850)
  • Pelecyora sphaericula (Römer, 1862)
  • Pelecyora trigona (Reeve, 1850)
  • Pelecyora tripla (Römer, 1860)

    • Distribution

    Fossils of Pelecyora are found in the marine strata throughout the world, including the Quaternary of Thailand, the Pliocene of Italy and Spain, the Miocene of Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and the Eocene of Belgium, Pakistan and United States.

    References

    Pelecyora Wikipedia
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