Biology:Irus (bivalve)

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Irus
Irus elegans.JPG
Irus elegans
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Irus
Schmidt, 1818
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Irus (Notopaphia) Irona
  • Finlay, 1926 F. C. Schmidt, 1818
  • W. R. B. Oliver, 1923 Notirus
  • Irus (Notirus) Finlay, 1928
  • Irus (Irus) Finlay, 1928
  • W. R. B. Oliver, 1923 Notopaphia

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

Species in the genus Irus

Species recognized as of October 2021:[1]

  • Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Irus caudex (Laws, 1936) †
  • Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Irus cumingii (Deshayes, 1854)
  • Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854)
  • Irus exoticus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Irus interstriatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854)
  • Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Irus ishibashianus Kuroda & Habe, 1952
  • Irus macrophylla (Deshayes, 1853)
  • Irus mitis (Deshayes, 1854)
  • Irus reflexus (Gray, 1843)
  • Irus vertumnalium (Melvill, 1918)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16880135 entry