| Petricola | |
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| Shell of Petricola angolensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Petricola Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Venus lapicidaGmelin, 1791 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petricola is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Petricolinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. [1]
According to the World Register of Marine Species database, [2] species within the genus Petricola include:
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Testacella is genus of small to medium-large, predatory, air-breathing, land slugs.
Gibbula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
Crepidula, commonly known as the slipper snails, slipper limpets, or slipper shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae. This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula), hat snails (Calyptraea), spiny slipper snails (Bostrycapulus), and cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum) as well as Crepipatella, Siphopatella, Grandicrepidula, and Maoricrypta.
Turbinella is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.
Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
Pyramidella is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Pyramidellinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Vexillum is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Eburna is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.
Calyptraea, commonly known as the Chinese hat snails is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.
Plicatula gibbosa, commonly known as the Atlantic kitten's paw, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Plicatulidae.
Plicatula is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws in the family Plicatulidae.
Solecurtus is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.
Episcomitra cornicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Semele is a genus of molluscs of the family Semelidae described in 1817 by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher.
Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.
Venerupis is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Petricolinae of the family Veneridae commonly known as carpet shells.
Crassatella is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Carditida.
