''Lajonkairia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of marine

bivalve Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...

molluscs Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

in the subfamily Petricolinae of the family

Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus (mythology), Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and m ...

, commonly known as carpet shells.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lajonkairia Deshayes, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138330 on 2022-02-05

Species

* '' Lajonkairia cancellata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Lajonkairia digitalis'' (E. A. Smith, 1916) * '' Lajonkairia divaricata'' (Lischke, 1872) * '' Lajonkairia elegans'' (H. Adams, 1870) * ''

Lajonkairia lajonkairii ''Lajonkairia lajonkairii'' is an edible species of saltwater clam in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * '' Lajonkairia substriata'' (Montagu, 1808) ;Synonyms: * ''Lajonkairia digitale'' ic synonym of ''Lajonkairia digitalis'' (E. A. Smith, 1916) (incorrect gender ending)

References

External links

Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp

Jukes-Browne A.J. 1910. On Petricola, Lucinopsis, and the family Petricolidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 9: 214-224.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

Fischer, P. (1880-1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls
Veneridae Bivalve genera {{Veneridae-stub