Petricolaria
Genus of bivalves
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Petricolaria is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
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| A shell of Petricolaria pholadiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870 |
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Species
Species within the genus Petricolaria include:[1]
- Petricolaria cognata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Petricolaria cultellus (Deshayes, 1853)
- Petricolaria donnae (Petuch, 1998)
- Petricolaria gracilis (Deshayes, 1853)
- Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck), 1818 – false angelwing
- Petricolaria serrata (Deshayes, 1853)
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