Leukoma
Appearance
Leukoma | |
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A shell of Leukoma columbiensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Leukoma Römer, 1857 |
Species | |
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Leukoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1] 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.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Leukoma include:
Notes
References
- WoRMS page
- Taxonomic family Veneridae (2001) [1]
- C. Michael Hogan, Los Osos Back Bay, Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) [2]
External links
The dictionary definition of leukoma at Wiktionary