Biology:Siliqua (bivalve)
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Short description: Genus of bivalves
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| A live individual of Siliqua patula, Washington state | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: | Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811 |
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Siliqua is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.
Species
Species in the genus Siliqua include:[1]
- Siliqua albida (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Siliqua alta (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) – northern or Arctic razor clam
- Siliqua barnardi M. Huber, 2010
- Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) – Atlantic razor clam
- Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
- Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)
- Siliqua herberti M. Huber, 2015
- Siliqua japonica Dunker, 1861
- Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837)
- Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Siliqua patula Dixon, 1789 - Pacific razor clam
- Siliqua polita (W. Wood, 1828)
- Siliqua pulchella Dunker, 1852
- Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)
- Siliqua squama (Blainville, 1827)
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159997 on 2010-06-22
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3787739 entry
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