Siliqua (bivalve)

Siliqua is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.

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

See text

Species

Species in the genus Siliqua include:[1]

  • Siliqua albida (Adams et Reeve, 1850)
  • Siliqua alta (Broderip et Sowerby, 1829) – northern or Arctic razor clam
  • Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) – Atlantic razor clam
  • Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
  • Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)
  • Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Siliqua patula – Pacific razor clam
  • Siliqua polita
  • Siliqua pulchella Dunker, 1852
  • Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)
  • Siliqua sloati

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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