''Verticordia'' is a
genus
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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
family
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Verticordiidae.
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They are mostly small, live in deep water and have roughly equal-sized, well-inflated, fragile shells which are pearly inside.
Species
The following is a list of species according to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
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:
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Verticordia australiensis''
E.A.Smith
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Verticordia bordaensis''
Cotton & Godfrey
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Verticordia cardiiformis''
J.C.Sowerby
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Verticordia densicostata''
P. Marshall
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Verticordia excavata''
Pritchard, 1901
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Verticordia expansa''
Prashad
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Verticordia granulifera''
( Verrill)
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Verticordia guineensis''
Thiele
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Verticordia inornata''
Jaeckel & Thiele
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Verticordia neozelanica'' (extinct)
(Suter)
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Verticordia ouricuri''
Oliveira & Absalão
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Verticordia parisiensis''
Deshayes, 1856
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Verticordia pectinata''
Tate, 1887
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Verticordia perversa''
Dall
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Verticordia quadrata''
E.A.Smith
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Verticordia rhomboidea''
Tate, 1887
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Verticordia seguenzae''
Dall
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Verticordia tasmanica''
May
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Verticordia tenerrima''
Jaeckel & Thiele
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Verticordia woodii''
E.A.Smith
References
External links
Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187* [ -http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf 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]
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online
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Verticordiidae
Bivalve genera