Leukoma
Leukoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This genus of bivalves has been exploited by humans since prehistory; for example, the Chumash peoples of California harvested this genus from Morro Bay in approximately 1000 AD.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Leukoma:- Leukoma asperrima
- Leukoma beili
- Leukoma columbiensis
- Leukoma crassicosta
- Leukoma decussata
- Leukoma ecuadoriana
- Leukoma euglypta
- Leukoma granulata
- Leukoma grata
- Leukoma histrionica
- Leukoma jedoensis
- Leukoma laciniata
- Leukoma lima
- Leukoma metodon
- Leukoma pectorina
- Leukoma pertincta
- Leukoma restorationensis
- Leukoma staminea
- Leukoma subrostrata
- Leukoma sugillata
- ''Leukoma thaca''