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Macrocallista
Sign in to saveMacrocallista is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
- FamilyVeneridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 775
- With media
- 32
- Family
- Veneridae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UWBM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Macrocallista is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
==Species== Species within the genus Macrocallista include: Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) – calico clam Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) – sunray venus clam
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