Petricolinae
| Petricolinae | |
|---|---|
| A whole shell of Petricolaria pholadiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Subfamily: | Petricolinae A. d'Orbigny, 1840 |
| Genera | |
|
see text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Petricolinae is a subfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to the large family Veneridae or Venus clams. Some authors include these genera within the Veneridae as the subfamily Petricolinae.