Veneracea

Ven`e`ra´ce`a


prop. n. p1.(Zool.) An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Population dynamics of Venus antiqua (Bivalvia: Veneracea) in the Bahia de Yaldad, Isla de Chiloe, southern Chile.
Population structure and dynamics of warty venus, Venus verrucosa (Bivalvia, Veneridae), in North Aegean Sea, Turkey
2008) Eurhomalea Protothaca rufa Lamarck, thaca Species 1819 Molina, 1782 Order, Veneroidae, Veneroidae, superfamily, Veneracea, Veneracea, family Veneridae Veneridae Geographical From Gulf From Callao, distribution of Panama, Peru, to (Alamo & Panama, Chonos Valdivieso to Conception, Archipelago, 1987, Guzman et Chile Chile al.
Sclerochronological studies in the Humboldt current system, a highly variable ecosystem
The effects of acidic sea water on young carpetshell clams Venerupis decussata (L.) (Mollusca: Veneracea).
Histological and feeding response of Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata, to acid sulfate soil outflows
The effects of acidic sea water on young carpet-shell clams Venerupis decussata (L.) (Mollusca: Veneracea).
Impacts of estuarine acidification on survival and growth of Sydney rock oysters Saccostrea glomerata (Gould 1850)
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