| Tivela |
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| The outside of one valve of Tivela ponderosa |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Bivalvia |
| Order: |
Venerida |
| Family: |
Veneridae |
| Genus: |
Tivela
Link, 1815 |
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| Species |
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See text |
| Synonyms |
- Cytherea (Tivela) Link, 1807
- Eutivela Dall, 1891 (junior synonym)
- Mactra (Trigonella) Conrad, 1837
- Meretrix (Eutivela) Dall, 1891 (junior synonym)
- Pachydesma Conrad, 1854
- Planitivela Olsson, 1961
- Tivela (Eutivela) Dall, 1891 · alternate representation
- Tivela (Pachydesma) Conrad, 1854 · alternate representation
- Tivela (Planitivela) Olsson, 1961 · alternate representation
- Tivela (Tivela) Link, 1807 · alternate representation
- Trigonella Conrad, 1837
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Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Meretricinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.