Meretrix (bivalve) explained

Meretrix is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. They appeared in the fossil record in the Cenomanian age.

Species

Species in the genus Meretrix include:^[1]

• Meretrix lamarckii^[2]
• Meretrix meretrix^{[3] [4]}
• Meretrix lusoria^[5]
• Meretrix lyrata^[6]
• Meretrix taiwanica^[7]
• †Meretrix chalcedonica, early Danian Lefipán Formation, Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Argentina^[8]
• †Meretrix dalli, Paleocene Martinez Formation of California
• †Meretrix faba, Cenomanian Khatiyah Formation of the United Arab Emirates^[9]
• †Meretrix hikoshimensis, Oligocene Ashiya Group of Japan
• †Meretrix hornii, Paleocene to Eocene California
• †Meretrix indica, Paleocene Hangu Shales of Pakistan
• †Meretrix negritosensis, Miocene Zorritos Formation of Peru
• †Meretrix nuttalliopsis, Eocene Boca de Serpiente Formation of Trinidad and Tobago
• †Meretrix persica, Miocene of Iran and India
• †Meretrix shantii, Eocene Umm al-Rua'us Formation of Saudi Arabia
• †Meretrix stantoni, Paleocene California
• †Meretrix subimpressa, Eocene Trinidad and Tobago and Maryland
• †Meretrix uvasana, Paleocene to Eocene California

References

Bibliography

Further reading

• Reid, Shannon (2003). Web site: Meretrix lyrata (Soweby, 1851). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071023000250/http://data.acnatsci.org/obis/search.php/86578. 2007-10-23. OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, Academy of Natural Sciences.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=17895 Meretrix
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/5855748 Meretrix lamarckii
3. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224891 Meretrix meretrix
4. Idris . Mohd Hanafi . Abu Hena . Mustafa Kamal . Hamli . Hadi . Rajaee . Amy . Al-Asif . Abdulla- . The molecular approach reveals the relationship among Venus clams (Meretrix spp.) community in Malaysia. Biotropia . 16 December 2022. 29 . 3 . 213–224. 10.11598/btb.2022.29.3.1583 . free .
5. Idris . Mohd Hanafi . Abu Hena . Mustafa Kamal . Hamli . Hadi . Rajaee . Amy . Al-Asif . Abdulla- . The molecular approach reveals the relationship among Venus clams (Meretrix spp.) community in Malaysia. Biotropia . 16 December 2022. 29 . 3 . 213–224. 10.11598/btb.2022.29.3.1583 . free .
6. Idris . Mohd Hanafi . Abu Hena . Mustafa Kamal . Hamli . Hadi . Rajaee . Amy . Al-Asif . Abdulla- . The molecular approach reveals the relationship among Venus clams (Meretrix spp.) community in Malaysia. Biotropia . 16 December 2022. 29 . 3 . 213–224. 10.11598/btb.2022.29.3.1583 . free .
7. Sheng-Tai . Hsiao . Shih-Chang . Chuang . Meretrix taiwanica (Bivalvia: Veneridae), a previously misidentified new species in Taiwan . Molluscan Research . 2023 . 43 . 1 . 12–21 . 10.1080/13235818.2023.2189428 . Taylor & Francis Group . 2023MollR..43...12H . en. free.
8. Goin et al., 2006, p.506
9. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=3790 Ras al Khaimah, UAE