Tivela


Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Meretricinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

Species

According to the World [Register of Marine Species], the following species are included in the genus Tivela:
;Synonyms:
  • Tivela abaconis Dall, 1902: synonym of Tivela trigonella
  • Tivela brasiliana Dall, 1902: synonym of Tivela mactroides
  • Tivela dolabella G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of Tivela damaoides
  • Tivela elegans A. E. Verrill, 1870: synonym of Tivela byronensis
  • Tivela floridana Rehder, 1939: synonym of Tivela trigonella
  • Tivela foresti Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967: synonym of Tivela fulminata
  • Tivela hartvigii Dunker, 1879: synonym of Tivela compressa
  • Tivela isabelleana : synonym of Tivela dentaria
  • Tivela petiti Dautzenberg, 1929: synonym of Tivela transversa
  • Tivela platyaulax : synonym of Comus platyaulax
  • Tivela polita G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of Tivela planulata
  • Tivela plathyaulax : synonym of Comus platyaulax
  • Tivela rejecta E. A. Smith, 1914, sensu P. G. Oliver, 1995: synonym of Tivela damaoides
  • Tivela scarificata S. S. Berry, 1940: synonym of Tivela stultorum
  • Tivela subglobosa Dunker, 1864: synonym of Tivela mactroides
  • Tivela tomlini Haughton, 1932: synonym of Tivela compressa
  • Tivela trigona Borchert, 1901: synonym of Tivela dentaria
  • Tivela ventricosa : synonym of Tivela zonaria
  • Tivela vulgaris Link, 1807: synonym of ''Tivela mactroides''