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    The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living...
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    of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean near China...
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    Tivela stultorum (category Veneridae)
    large, edible, saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean...
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    Venus (bivalve) (category Veneridae)
    Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are...
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    Hard clam (category Veneridae)
    use the systematic name Venus mercenaria; this species is in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. Confusingly, the "ocean quahog" is a different species...
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    Veneridae with siphons out...
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    Venus verrucosa (category Veneridae)
    saltwater clam. It is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, sometimes collectively known as the venus clams. This species is found...
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    somewhat similar shape and sculpture, but are in other families such as the Veneridae (Venus clams) and the ark clams (Arcidae). Cockles in the family Cardiidae...
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    venus clams (Veneridae), the cockles (Cardiidae) and several other important groups. Veneridae: Pitar hinge Veneridae: Tivela hinge Veneridae: Dosina hinge...
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    Lioconcha hieroglyphica (category Veneridae)
    is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. The shell of Lioconcha hieroglyphica reaches a maximum...
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