Spisula
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| Genus: | Spisula Gray, 1837
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Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
Species
Species in the genus Spisula include:
- Spisula acquilateralis (Deshayes, 1854) - Triangle shell
- Spisula elliptica
- Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817)
- Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) - Atlantic surfclam
- Spisula subtruncata
- Spisula sachalinensis
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