Bassina
Encyclopedia
Bassina is a genus
of bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...
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Species
- Bassina disjecta
- Bassina foliacea (PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1846) - Bassina jacksoni (Smith, 1885)
- Bassina pachyphylla
- Bassina yateiBassina yateiBassina yatei is a bivalve mollusc of the Family Veneridae.-References:* Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Gray,1835)