Pitarenus
| Pitarenus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Pitarenus Rehder & Abbott, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Pitar cordatus Schwengel, 1951 | |
Pitarenus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]
Species
[edit]- Pitarenus cordatus (Schwengel, 1951)
- Pitarenus zonatus (Dall, 1902)
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pitarenus Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415819 on 2022-01-20
- Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53–66, pls 8–9.