''Barnea'' is a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...
s belonging to the family
Pholadidae
Pholadidae, known as piddocks or angelwings, are a family of bivalve molluscs similar to a clam.
Background
Piddocks are unique in that each side of their shells is divided into 2 or 3 separate sections. Furthermore, one of the piddock's shells ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
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Barnea alfredensis''
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Barnea australasiae''
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Barnea birmanica''
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Barnea candida
''Barnea candida'' is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.
Description
The shell is long and covered in horizontal ribs, crossed by vertical ribs, forming a structure. On the intersections are scale formed spikes. A narrow and cu ...
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Barnea davidi''
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Barnea dilatata''
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Barnea fragilis''
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arnea ghanaensis''
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Barnea japonica''
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Barnea lamellosa''
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Barnea manilensis''
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Barnea obturamentum''
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Barnea parva''
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Barnea similis
''Barnea similis'', a rock borer or piddock, is a Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Pholadidae.
References
* Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCollins, William ...
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Barnea subtruncata''
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Barnea truncata''
References
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Pholadidae
Bivalve genera