Rangia (bivalve)

"Gnathodon" redirects here. This genus name was also invalidly given to the tooth-billed pigeon by Jardine in 1845, and by Verrill in 1889 to starfish now in Odontaster.

Rangia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Rangia
Desmoulins, 1832
Synonyms

Gnathodon G.B.Sowerby I, 1832

Rangia is a genus of bivalve mollusks or clams in the family Mactridae.[1]

Species

  • Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) - Atlantic rangia
  • Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1840) - Brown rangia

References

  1. "Rangia Desmoulins, 1832". ITIS Report. Retrieved 21 March 2011.


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