Veneridae

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Noun1.Veneridae - hard-shell clamsVeneridae - hard-shell clams      
mollusk family - a family of mollusks
genus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
genus Mercenaria, Mercenaria - a genus of Veneridae
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Effects of salinity on endogenous rhythm of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae).
Embrionary and larval development of the marine clam Tivela mactroides (Bivalvia: Veneridae) in Zulia slate, Venezuela.
Selection for prey shell thickness by the naticid gastropod Euspira lewisii (Naticidae) on the bivalve Protothaca staminea (Veneridae).
Reproduction of Megapitaria squalida (Bivalvia: Veneridae) in the Southeast Gulf of California, Mexico
In present study, bivalves belonging to families Arcidae, Ostreidae, Pectinidae, Placunidae, Corbiculidae, Psammobiidae, Trapezidae and Veneridae were recorded.
2005 Reproductive biology of the female Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) on the west coast of Korea.
La familia mas diversa fue Veneridae con 52 especies, seguida por las familias Tellinidae y Mytilidae con 32 especies cada una, Arcidae con 25, Semelidae con 17, Lasaeidae con 15, Mactridae con 14, Chamidae con 12 y Lucinidae con 12; todas estas familias agruparon mas del 50% de las especies registradas.
Family Veneridae represented 85% of the recorded bivalves, while Ceriithiidae represented 41% of the recorded gastropods.
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