Siliqua (bivalve)

Siliqua
A live individual of Siliqua patula, Washington State
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Solenoidea
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Siliqua
Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811
Species

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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]

References

  1. 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
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