Verticordia (bivalve)

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Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Verticordiidae		Phylum Mollusca Order Pholadomyoida
Genus Verticordia J.C.Sowerby

Verticordia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Verticordiidae. They are mostly small, live in deep water and have roughly equal-sized, well-inflated, fragile shells which are pearly inside.

The following is a list of species according to the "World Register of Marine Species":

Species

V. australiensis E.A.Smith

V. bordaensis Cotton & Godfrey

V. cardiiformis (extinct) J.C.Sowerby

V. densicostata (extinct) P. Marshall

V. expansa Prashad

V. granulifera (Verrill)

V. guineensis Thiele

V. inornata Jaeckel & Thiele

V. neozelanica (extinct) (Suter)

V. ouricuri Oliveira & Absalão

V. perversa Dall

V. quadrata E.A.Smith

V. seguenzae Dall

V. tasmanica May

V. tenerrima Jaeckel & Thiele

V. woodii E.A.Smith

References

Verticordia (bivalve) Wikipedia

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