The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as food sources.
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment.
Lithophaga, the date mussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. Some of the earliest fossil Lithophaga shells have been found in Mesozoic rocks from the Alps and from Vancouver Island.
Cardita is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae.
Chamidae, common name the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, the marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Pinna is a genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Pinnidae.
Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the subfazmily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Meretricinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
Stramonita is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Rapaninae of thefamily Muricidae, the rock snails.
Opalia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.
Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Plicatula is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws in the family Plicatulidae.
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the subfamily Venerinae of the family Veneridae.
Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.
Sanguinolaria is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Psammobiidae.
Solecurtus is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.
Semele is a genus of molluscs of the family Semelidae described in 1817 by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher.
Periglypta is a genus of bivalves in the family Periplomatidae.
Saccella is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Nuculanidae.
Semelangulus is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Moerellinae of the family Tellinidae.
