All Species
585 Species in Family Veneridae
Nominal species list for Veneridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Varinucula gallinacea Finlay, 1930
Pronucula bollonsi Powell, 1955
Pronucula kermadecensis Oliver, 1915
Pronucula maoria Powell, 1937
Pronucula tenuis Powell, 1927
Nuculoma aegeensis Forbes, 1844
Nuculoma corbuloides (Moller, 1842)
Nuculoidea pernambucensis (Smith, 1885)
Nucula venezuelana Weisbord, 1964
Nucula zophos Clark, 1960
Nucula turgida Leckenby & Marshall, 1875
Nucula tumidula (Malm, 1860)
Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
Nucula tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1920
Nucula trigonica Lan & Lee, 2001
Nucula pusilla Angas, 1877
Nucula rossiana Finlay, 1930
Nucula subovata Verrill & Bush, 1898
Nucula pseudoexigua Villarroel & Stuardo, 1998
Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Atlantic nutclam
Nucula paulula Adams, 1856
Nucula pisum Sowerby I, 1833
Nucula padula Adams, 1856
Nucula pachydonta Prashad, 1932
Nucula nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 Common nut clam
Nucula nitidula Adams, 1856
Nucula nitidulaformis Powell, 1971
Nucula marshalli Schenck, 1939
Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
Nucula kawamurai Habe, 1975
Nucula limosa Philippi, 1845
Nucula inconspicua Adams, 1871
Nucula izushotoensis (Okutani, 1966)
Nucula hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921
Nucula groenlandica Posselt, 1898 Greenland nutclam
Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
Nucula hartvigiana Pfeiffer, 1864 Nut shell
Nucula granulosa Verrill, 1884
Nucula gemmulata Habe, 1953
Nucula fernandensis Villaroel, 1971
Nucula fernandinae Dall, 1927
Nucula falklandica Preston, 1912
Nucula dunedinensis Finlay, 1928
Nucula exigua Sowerby I, 1833 Iridescent nutclam
Nucula dorsocrenata (Habe, 1977)
Nucula donaciformis Smith, 1895
Nucula darella Dall, 1916
Nucula delphinodonta Mighels & Adams, 1842 Dolphintooth nutclam
Nucula cymella Dall, 1886
Nucula culebrensis Smith, 1885
Nucula convexa (Sowerby, 1833)
Nucula corbuloides Sequenza, 1877
Nucula crenulata Adams, 1856 Crenulate nutclam
Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
Nucula consentanea Melvill & Standen, 1907
Nucula cardara Dall, 1916
Nucula carlottensis Dall, 1897 Charlotte nutclam
Nucula cancellata Meek & Hayden, 1856
Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
Nucula bengalensis Smith, 1895
Nucula brasiliana Esteves, 1984
Nucula calcicola Moore, 1977 Reef nutclam
Nucula austrobenthalis Dell, 1990
Nucula aegeensis Jeffreys, 1879 Aegean nutclam
Nucula annulata Hampson, 1971
Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
Linucula recens Dell, 1956
Leionucula superba (Hedley, 1902)
Leionucula strangei (Adams, 1856)
Ennucula strangeiformis (Dell, 1956)
Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) Smooth nutclam
Ennucula similis (Rhind & Allen, 1992)
Ennucula romboides (Scarlato, 1981)
Ennucula puelcha (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Ennucula niponica (Smith, 1885)
Ennucula perforata (Rhind & Allen, 1992)
Ennucula mareana (Weisbord, 1964)
Ennucula linki (Dall, 1916) Link nutclam
Ennucula grayi (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Ennucula granulosa (Verrill, 1884)
Ennucula eltanini Dell, 1990
Ennucula georgiana Dell, 1964
Ennucula elongata (Rhind & Allen, 1992)
Ennucula decipiens (Philippi, 1844)
Ennucula dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900)
Ennucula cyrenoides (Kuroda, 1929)
Ennucula corticata (Möller, 1842)
Ennucula cumingii (Hinds, 1843)
Ennucula aegeensis (Jeffreys, 1879)
Condylonucula maya Moore, 1977
Brevinucula verrillii (Dall, 1886)
Brevinucula subtriangularis Rhind & Allen, 1992
Brevinucula verrilli (Dall, 1886)
Austronucula schencki Powell, 1939
Austronucula galatheae Dell, 1956
Austronucula perminima (Monterosato, 1875)
Acila mirabilis (Adam & Reeve, 1850)
Acila minutoides Kuroda & Habe, 1958
Acila divaricata (Hinds, 1843)
Acila castrensis (Hinds, 1843) Divaricate nutclam
Acila balabacensis Schenck, 1936
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 Warty venus
Venus toreuma Gould, 1850 Embossed venus
Venus sinuosa Lamarck, 1818
Venus ovata unspecified
Venus nux Gmelin, 1791 Saltwater clam
Venus foliaceolamellosa Römer, 1865 Plicate venus
Venus casinaeformis (Yokoyama, 1924)
Venus crebrisulca Lamarck, 1818 African venus
Venus albina Sowerby, 1853
Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758 Thick-ridged venus
Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)
Ventricolaria rugatina (Heilprin, 1897)
Ventricolaria listeroides Fischer-piette & Testud, 1967
Ventricolaria foresti Fischer-piette & Testud, 1967
Venerupis rugosa (Sowerby II, 1854)
Venerupsis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) Smooth butter clam
Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1849) Oblong venus
Venerupis dura (Gmelin, 1791) Durable venus
Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) Corrugated venus
Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Turtonia occidentalis Dall, 1871
Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780) Minute turton
Transenpitar americana (Doello-Jurado, 1951)
Transennella stimpsoni Dall, 1902 Banded transennella
Transennella tantilla (Gould, 1853) Purple transennella
Transennella pannosa (Sowerby, 1835)
Transennella culebrana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Transennella gerrardi Abbott, 1958
Transennella cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1853) Cuba transennella
Transennella conradina Dall, 1884 Colorful transennella
Transennella confusa Gray, 1982
Transennella caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964
Tivela zonaria (Lamarck, 1818)
Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823) Pismo clam
Tivela trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Tivela tripla (Linnaeus, 1771) Triple venus
Tivela planulata (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1830) Flat tivela
Tivela isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Tivela lessonii (Deshayes, 1830) Hians tivela
Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778) Trigonal tivela
Tivela geijskesi Altena, 1968
Tivela fulminata (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827)
Tivela foresti Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967
Tivela floridana Rehder, 1939 Florida tivela
Tivela dentaria (Lamarck, 1818)
Tivela damaoides (Wood, 1828)
Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838) Byron tivela
Tivela abaconis Dall, 1902
Timoclea scandularis (Hedley, 1909)
Timoclea subnodulosa (Hanley, 1845)
Timoclea roemeriana (Issel, 1869)
Timoclea scabra (Hanley, 1845)
Timoclea pygmaea (Lamarck, 1818) Pygmy-venus
Timoclea recognita (Smith, 1885)
Timoclea mindanensis (Smith, 1885)
Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)
Timoclea lionota (Smith, 1885)
Timoclea marica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Timoclea micra (Pilsbry, 1904)
Timoclea habei (Fischer-Pie & Vukadinovic, 1977)
Timoclea imbricata (Sowerby, 1853)
Timoclea keegani Raines & Huber, 2012
Timoclea costellifera (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Timoclea grus (Holmes, 1858) Gray pygmy-venus
Timoclea arakana (Nevill & Nevill, 1871)
Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818) Furrowed venus
Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986 Silky dosinia
Tapes semidecussata unspecified
Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901
Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lettered venus
Tapes dorsatus (Lamarck, 1818) Turgid venus
Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
Tapes deshayesi (Hanley, 1844)
Tapes belcheri Sowerby, 1852 Belcher's venus
Tapes adspersa (Lamarck, 1818)
Tapes araneosa (Philippi, 1847)
Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
Tawera sphaericula (Deshayes, 1854)
Tawera spissa (Deshayes, 1835) Morning star shell
Tawera mawsoni (Hedley, 1916)
Tawera phenax (Finlay, 1930)
Tawera lagopus (Lamarck, 1818)
Tawera laticostata (Ohdner, 1917)
Tawera marionae Finlay, 1928
Tawera elliptica (Lamarck, 1818) Gay's little venus
Sunettina langfordi Habe, 1953
Sunettina solanderii (Gray, 1825)
Sunetta truncata (Deshayes, 1853) Truncate sunetta
Sunetta effossa (Hanley, 1843)
Sunetta menstrualis (Menke, 1843) Mauve sunetta
Sunetta contempta Smith, 1891
Sunetta beni Fukuda, Ishida, Watanabe, Yoshimatsu & Haga, 2021
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 California butterclam
Saxidomus purpurata (Sowerby II, 1852) Purple butter clam
Saxidomus gigantea (Deshayes, 1839) Washington butterclam
Samarangia quadrangularis (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Ruditapes variegatus (Sowerby, 1852) Variegated carpet shell
Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Japanese carpet shell
Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Grooved carpet shell
Retrotapes exalbidus (Dillwyn, 1817) Ring clam
Redicirce sulcata (Gray, 1838)
Puberella pubera (Bory Saint-Vincent, 1827) Downy venus
Puberella intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849) Lady-in-waiting venus
Psephidia ovalis Dall, 1902
Psephidia stephensae Hertlein & Grant, 1972
Psephidia lordi (Baird, 1863)
Psephidia cymata Dall, 1913
Psephidia foveolata (Cooper & Preston, 1910)
Protothaca tenerrima (Carpenter, 1857) Thin-shell littleneck
Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck, 1818)
Protothaca laciniata (Carpenter, 1864) Rough littleneck
Protothaca granulata (Gmelin, 1791) Beaded venus
Protothaca crassisosta (Deshayes, 1835) Ribbed venus
Protothaca asperrima (Sowerby, 1835)
Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791) Rooster venus
Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) Banded carpet shell
Polititapes parvovalis Zettler & Alf, 2021
Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) Golden carpet shell
Placamen retroversum (Deshayes, 1853)
Placamen tiara (Dilwyn, 1817) Tiar venus
Placamen lamellata (Roding, 1798)
Placamen isabellina (Philippi, 1849)
Placamen foliaceum (Philippi, 1846)
Placamen gravescens (Menke, 1843)
Placamen calophylla (Philippi, 1836) Gray venus
Placamen berrii (Wood, 1828)
Pitar zonatus (Dall, 1902) Banded pitar
Pitarenus cordatus (Schwengel, 1951) Corded pitar
Pitar tumens (Gmelin, 1791) Swollen venus
Pitar sulcata Zorina, 1978
Pitar sulfureum (Pilsbry, 1904)
Pitar subpellucidum (Sowerby, 1851)
Pitar striata (Gray, 1838)
Pitar subarestus Dall, 1912
Pitar spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
Pitar sophiae (Angas, 1877)
Pitar simpsoni (Dall, 1895) Chalky pitar
Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795) Rough pitar venus
Pitar rostratus (Philippi, 1844) Rostrate pitar
Pitar reeveanum (Hidalgo, 1903)
Pitar prora (Conrad, 1837)
Pitar potteri Healy & Lamprell, 1992
Pitar pilula Rehder, 1943 Little-pill pitar
Pitar morrhuanus (Dall, 1902) False quahog
Pitar pellucidus (Lamarck, 1818) Pellucid pitar venus
Pitar patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Pitar palmeri Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967
Pitar obliquata (Hanley, 1844)
Pitar newcombianus (Gabb, 1865) Newcomb pitar
Pitar mediterranea (Tiberi, 1855)
Pitar marrowae Healy & Lamprell, 1992
Pitar manillae (Sowerby, 1851)
Pitar lineolatum (Sowerby, 1854)
Pitar levis Zorina, 1978
Pitar limatulum (Sowerby, 1851)
Pitar indecoroides (Yokoyama, 1928)
Pitar intricata (Dautzenberg, 1907)
Pitar hebraeum (Lamarck, 1818)
Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) Lightning pitar
Pitar dione (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pitar cordatus Schwengel, 1951
Pitar citrinus (Lamarck, 1818) Yellow pitar venus
Pitar chordatum (Romer, 1869)
Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)
Pitar bermudezi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791)
Pitar arestus (Dall & Simpson, 1901) Pleasing pitar
Pitar affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
Phacosoma zilchi (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
Phacosoma truncata (Zhuang, 1964)
Phacosoma gibba (Adams, 1869)
Phacosoma corcula (Romer, 1870)
Phacosoma eudeli (Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967)
Phacosoma abyssicola (Habe, 1961)
Phacosoma canaliculata (Sowerby, 1852)
Petricolaria stellae (Narchi, 1975)
Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818) False angel wing
Petricola monstrosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Petricola substriata Montagu, 1808
Petricola lucasana Herlein & Strong, 1948
Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1786) Rock-eating petricola
Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791) Boring petricola
Petricola lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Petricola japonica Dunker, 1882 Japanese petricolid
Petricola inversa Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Petricola hertzana Coan, 1997 Kelp petricolid
Petricola fabagella Lamarck, 1818
Petricola donnae Petuch, 1998
Petricola divergens (Gmelin, 1791)
Petricola dactylus Sowerby I, 1823
Petricola denticulata Sowerby I, 1834
Petricola carditoides (Conrad, 1837) Hearty petricola
Petricola californiensis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 California petricola
Periglypta reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Reticulated venus
Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771) Youthful venus
Periglypta multicostata (Sowerby, 1835)
Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838) Princess venus
Periglypta monilifera (Sowerby, 1853)
Periglypta crispata (Deshayes, 1854) Crispate venus
Periglypta corbis (Lamarck, 1818)
Periglypta compressa Zhuang, 1964
Periglypta clathrata (Deshayes, 1854) Clathrate venus
Periglypta chemnitzii (Hanley, 1844) Chemnitz's venus
Pelecyora ceylonica (Dunker, 1865)
Pelecyora trigona (Reeve, 1850)
Pardosinia pubescens (Philippies, 1847)
Pardosinia amphidesmoides (Reeve, 1850)
Paratapes undulatus (Born, 1778) Undulate venus
Paratapes textile (Gmelin, 1791) Textile venus
Parastarte triquetra (Conrad, 1846) Brown gemclam
Paphia semirugata (Philippi, 1847) Semigrooved venus
Paphia rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
Paphia schnelliana (Dunker, 1866)
Paphia lucens (Locard, 1886)
Paphia papilionacea Lamarck, 1818
Paphia litarata (Philippi, 1848)
Paphia lirata (Philippi, 1848)
Paphia japonica (Gmelin, 1791)
Paphia exarata (Philippi, 1846 in 1842-1851)
Paphia declivis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Paphia euglypta (Philippi, 1847)
Paphia aurea (Gmelin, 1791) Golden carpet shell
Paphia amabilis (Philippi, 1847) Lovely venus
Paphia alapapilionis Roding, 1798 Butterfly venus
Nutricola tantilla (Gould, 1853) Purple dwarf-venus
Nutricola ovalis (Dall, 1902) Oval dwarf-venus
Nutricola cymata (Dall, 1913) Wavy dwarf-venus
Nutricola lordi (Baird, 1863) Lord dwarf-venus
Nutricola confusa (Gray, 1982) Confusing dwarf-venus
Notocallista multistriata (Sowerby, 1851) Deep water venus
Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Northern quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis (Dall, 1902) Southern hardshell clam
Megapitaria squalida (Sowerby, 1835)
Megapitaria maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Calico clam
Megapitaria aurantiaca (Sowerby, 1831)
Meretrix petechialis (Lamarck, 1818) Spotted hard clam
Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Asiatic hard clam
Meretrix lyrata (Sowerby, 1851) Lyrate hard clam
Meretrix lusoria (Röding, 1798) Poker chip venus
Meretrix lamarckii Deshayes, 1853 Hard clam
Meretrix casta (Chemnitz, 1782) Backwater hard clam
Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791) Fertile venus
Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818) Hiant venus
Marcia cordata (Forsskål, 1775) Ovate clam
Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Sunray venus
Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lirophora riomaturensis (Maury, 1925)
Lirophora latilirata (Conrad, 1841) Imperial venus
Lirophora clenchi (Pulley, 1952) Thick-ringed venus
Liocyma fluctuosa (Gould, 1841) Wavy liocyma
Liocyma beckii Dall, 1870
Lioconcha trimaculata (Lamarck, 1818)
Lioconcha tigrina (Lamarck, 1818)
Lioconcha schioettei Lamprell & Healy, 2002
Lioconcha sowerbyi (Deshayes, 1853)
Lioconcha pseudofastigiata Lamprell & Healy, 2002
Lioconcha richerdeforgesi Lamprell & Stanisic, 1996
Lioconcha philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)
Lioconcha polita (Röding, 1798)
Lioconcha melharteae Lamprell & Stanisic, 1996
Lioconcha ornata (Dillwyn, 1817) Ornate pitar venus
Lioconcha macaulayi Lamprell & Healy, 2002
Lioconcha lorenziana (Dillwyn, 1817)
Lioconcha hieroglyphica (Conrad, 1837)
Lioconcha fastigiata (Sowerby, 1851) Dark pitar venus
Lioconcha gordoni (Smith, 1885)
Lioconcha dautzenbergi (Prashad, 1932)
Lioconcha annettae Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
Lioconcha berthaulti Lamprell & Healy, 2002
Lioconcha caledonensis Harte & Lamprell, 1999
Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Camp pitar venus
Leukoma thaca (Molina, 1782) Taca clam
Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837) Pacific littleneck
Leukoma granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Leukoma jedoensis (Lischke, 1874) Jedo venus
Leukoma restorationensis (Frizzell, 1930)
Leukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835)
Kyrina kyrina Jousseaume, 1894
Katelysia marmorata (Lamarck, 1818) Marbled venus
Katelysia japonica (Gmelin, 1791) Japan venus
Katelysia eugibba Zhuang, 1964
Katelysia ferruginea (Reeve, 1864)
Irusella lamellifera (Conrad, 1837) Lamellar venus
Irusella fernandiziana Stempell, 1899
Irus reflexus (Gray, 1843) Twisted venus
Irus mitis (Deshayes, 1853)
Irus macrophyllus (Deshayes, 1853) Long leaf irus
Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Irus clam
Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854) Elegant venus
Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
Hyphantosoma tenue Raines & Huber, 2012
Hyphantosoma nancyae (Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990)
Hyphantosoma festoui (Harte, 1993)
Hyphantosoma healyi (Lamprell & Stanisic, 1996)
Hyphantosoma crassum Raines & Huber, 2012
Humilaria kennerleyi (Reeve, 1863) Kennerley venus
Gouldia picta (Habe, 1960)
Gouldia subtrigona Zhuang, 1964
Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
Gouldia insularis (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Gouldia cerina (Adams, 1845) Waxy gouldclam
Gomphina undulosa (Lamarck, 1818)
Gomphina veneriformis (Lamarck, 1818)
Gomphina maorum Smith, 1902
Gomphina neastartoides (Yokoyama, 1922)
Gomphina aequilatera (Sowerby, 1826) Equilateral venus
Globivenus toreuma (Gould, 1850)
Globivenus strigillina (Dall, 1902)
Globivenus rugatina (Heilprin, 1886) Queen venus
Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) Rigid venus
Globivenus listeroides (Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967)
Globivenus foresti (Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967)
Globivenus fordi (Yates, 1890) Ford venus
Globivenus embrithes (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
Globivenus effossa (Philippi, 1836)
Globivenus callimorpha (Dall, 1902) Lily venus
Gemma purpurea Lea, 1842
Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) Amethyst gemclam
Gafrarium yukitai Habe, 1877
Gafrarium pectinatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Tumid venus
Gafrarium minimum unspecified
Gafrarium melvilli (Lynge, 1909)
Gafrarium liratum (Romer, 1869)
Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) Forked venus
Gafrarium barandae (Hidalgo, 1885)
Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802) Discrepant venus
Gafrarium aequivocum (Holten, 1803)
Eurhomalea salinensis Ramorino, 1968
Eurhomalea rufa (Lamarck, 1818) Peruvian yellow clam
Dosinia tumida (Gray, 1838)
Dosinia troscheli (Lischke, 1874)
Dosinia ponderosa (Gray, 1838) Ponderous Dosinia
Dosinia prostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dosinia scalaris (Menke, 1843)
Dosinia sculpta (Hanley, 1845)
Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835) Fine Dosinia
Dosinia orbignyi unspecified
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Smooth Dosinia
Dosinia maoriana Oliver, 1923
Dosinia nanus (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia laminata (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia japonica Reeve, 1856
Dosinia juvenilis (Gmelin, 1791)
Dosinia lambata (Gould, 1850)
Dosinia iwakawai Oyama & Habe, 1971
Dosinia incisa (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia hepatica (Lamarck, 1818)
Dosinia histrio (Gmelin, 1791) Histrio Dosinia
Dosinia gruneri (Philippi, 1848)
Dosinia greyi Zittel, 1864
Dosinia exasperata (Philippi, 1847)
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Mature Dosinia
Dosinia erythraea Römer, 1860
Dosinia dunkeri (Philippi, 1844) Dunker's Dosinia
Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1843) Elegant Dosinia
Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850) Disk Dosinia
Dosinia discoctus (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia derupta Romer, 1860
Dosinia deshayesii (Adams, 1855)
Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778) West Indian Dosinia
Dosinia contracta (Philippi, 1844)
Dosinia cumingii (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia biscocta (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia caerula (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia bilunulatus (Gray, 1838)
Dosinia anus (Philippi, 1848) Ringed Dosinia
Dosinia amphidesmoides (Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia alta (Dunker, 1849)
Dosinella orbiculata (Dunker, 1877)
Dosinella subalata (Smith, 1916)
Dorisca jucunda (Smith, 1885)
Dorisca nana (Melvill, 1898)
Dosina zelandica Gray, 1835
Dosinella corrugata (Reeve, 1850 in 1843-1865)
Dosina crebra (Hutton, 1873) Coarse dosina
Dosina mactracea (Broderip, 1835)
Cytherea occulta Say, 1822
Cyclinella tenuis (Recluz, 1852) Thin Cyclinella
Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) Oriental Cylcina
Cyclina orientalis (Sowerby II, 1852)
Cyclosunetta contempta (Smith, 1891)
Cryptonemella producta (Kuroda & Habe, 1951) Projecting venus
Cooperella atlantica Rehder, 1943 Atlantic cooperclam
Cooperella subdiaphana (Carpenter, 1864) Shiny cooperclam
Compsomyax subdiaphana (Carpenter, 1864) Milky venus
Clementia similis Sowerby, 1852
Clementia vatheleti Mabille, 1901
Clementia papyracea (Gray, 1825)
Clausinella gayi (Hupé, 1854)
Clausinella tiara (Dillwyn, 1817)
Clausinella brongniartii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa, 1778) Banded venus
Circomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902) Empress venus
Circomphalus casina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Circomphalus disjectus (Perry, 1811) Tasmania venus clam
Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778) Venus clam
Circe tumefacta Sowerby, 1851
Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758) Script venus
Circe rugifera (Lamarck, 1818)
Circe personata Deshayes, 1854
Circe intermedia (Reeve, 1863)
Circe hongkongensis Jiang & Xu, 1992
Choristodon robustus (Sowerby I, 1834) Atlantic petricolid
Choristodon cancellatus Verrill, 1885
Chionopsis amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) California venus
Chione amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
Chionista fluctifraga (Sowerby II, 1853) Smooth venus
Chione undatella (Sowerby I, 1835) Frilled venus
Chione subrugosa (Wood, 1828)
Chione subimbricata (Sowerby, 1835)
Chione subrostrata (Lamarck, 1818)
Chione pygmaea (Lamarck, 1818)
Chione purpurissata Dall, 1902
Chione pinchoti Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951
Chione picta Willett, 1944
Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Chione pailasana Macsotay, 1968
Chione minor Nowell-Usticke, 1969
Chione mazyckii Dall, 1902
Chione mariae (Orbigny, 1846)
Chione latilirata (Conrad, 1841)
Chione kellettii (Hinds, 1845)
Chione intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)
Chione inflata (King & Broderip, 1832)
Chione grus (Holmes, 1858) Pygmy venus clam
Chione elevata (Say, 1822)
Chione compta (Broderip, 1835) Small banded venus
Chione clenchi Pulley, 1952 Clench's venus
Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767) Cross-barred venus
Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) Striped venus clam
Callocardia guttata Adams, 1864
Callithaca tenerrima (Carpenter, 1857)
Callista umbonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Callista semisulcata (Sowerby, 1851)
Callista sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Callista politissima Kuroda, 1945
Callista roseotincta (Smith, 1885)
Callista planatella (Lamarck, 1818)
Callista phasianella (Deshayes, 1853)
Callista pilsbryi Habe, 1960
Callista multiradiata (Sowerby II, 1851)
Callista florida (Lamarck, 1818)
Callista impar (Lamarck, 1818)
Callista lilacina (Lamarck, 1818) Giant sulcate venus shell
Callista eucymata (Dall, 1890) Glory-of-the-seas venus
Callista erycina (Linnaeus, 1758) Reddish venus
Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown venus
Callista accincta Römer, 1864
Bonartemis juvenilis (Gmelin, 1791)
Bonartemis histria (Gmelin, 1791)
Bassina multilamellata Kotoka, 1977
Bassina yatei (Gray, 1835) Frilled venus shell
Bassina hiraseana (Kuroda, 1930)
Bassina hayasakai Kotaki, 1977
Austrovenus stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) Stutchbury's venus
Aphrodora kurodai (Matsubara, 2007)
Aphrodora noguchii (Habe, 1958)
Aphrodora yerburyi (Smith, 1891)
Antigona restriculata (Sowerby, 1853)
Antigona resticulata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1853)
Antigona purpurea (Linnaeus, 1771)
Antigona lamellaris Schumacher, 1817 Lamellate venus
Antigona magnifica (Hanley, 1845)
Antigona lacerata (Hanley, 1845)
Antigona chemnitzii (Hanley, 1844)
Antigona albocancellata Huber, 2010
Anomalocardia squamosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Squamose venus
Anomalocardia membranula Römer, 1860
Anomalocardia nesiotica Pilsbry, 1930
Anomalocardia leptalea (Dall, 1894)
Anomalocardia cuneimeris (Conrad, 1846) Pointed clam
Anomalocardia flexuosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin, 1791) West Indian pointed venus
Anomalocardia auberiana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Pointed venus
Amiantis purpurata (Lamarck, 1818)
Amiantis callosa (Conrad, 1837) White venus
Ameghinomya antiqua (King, 1832) Cancellated clam
Agriopoma texasianum (Dall, 1892) Texas venus
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