Biology:Macrocallista
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Short description: Genus of bivalves
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mollusca |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Bivalvia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Venerida |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Veneroidea |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Veneridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Macrocallista Meek, 1876 |
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Macrocallista is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Macrocallista include:
- Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) – calico clam
- Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) – sunray venus clam
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69-70.
Wikidata ☰ Q3005596 entry
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