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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Mollusks
  4. Bivalves
  5. Imparidentia
  6. Venerids

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Venerids

Venerida

Includes
82 native 7 introduced 13 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Veneroidea 48 native
  • Mactroidea 20 native
  • Chamoidea 9 native
  • Ungulinoidea 2 native
  • Cyrenoidea 2 native
  • Arcticoidea 1 native
  • Hemidonacoidea

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native venerids All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Pacific Littleneck Clam Leukoma staminea 4,437 observations
  • Pismo Clam Tivela stultorum 3,597 observations
  • Atlantic Rangia Rangia cuneata 2,074 observations
  • Lady-in-waiting Venus Chionopsis intapurpurea 1,971 observations
  • Pacific Gaper Tresus nuttallii 1,473 observations
  • Reversed Chama Pseudochama exogyra 1,247 observations
  • Fat Gaper Tresus capax 1,131 observations
  • California Butterclam Saxidomus nuttalli 1,127 observations
  • California Venus Chione californiensis 1,017 observations
  • Clear Jewel Box Chama arcana 896 observations
  • Hearty Petricola Petricola carditoides 837 observations
  • Wavy Chione Chione undatella 615 observations
  • Orb Diplodon Zemysina orbella 333 observations
  • Dish Surfclam Mactromeris catilliformis 243 observations
  • Ford Venus Globivenus fordii 95 observations
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