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''