| Austrovenus Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to Present | |
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| External view of one valve of a shell of Austrovenus stutchburyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Austrovenus Finlay, 1927 |
| Species | |
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Species in the genus Austrovenus include:
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