Agriopoma

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Agriopoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Agriopoma
Dall, 1902
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Agriopoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agriopoma Dall, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415019 on 2022-01-20