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Pitarenus

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Pitarenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Pitarenus
Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Type species
Pitar cordatus Schwengel, 1951

Pitarenus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pitarenus Rehder & Abbott, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415819 on 2022-01-20
  • Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53–66, pls 8–9.