Lajonkairia

Lajonkairia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Lajonkairia
Deshayes, 1855
Type species
Venerupis lajonkairii Payraudeau, 1826
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lajonkairea Jukes-Browne, 1910 (Unjustified emendation for Lajonkairia.)
  • Lucinopsis (Lajonkairia) Deshayes, 1854 (unaccepted rank)

Lajonkairia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Petricolinae of the family Veneridae, commonly known as carpet shells.