Petricola Lamarck, 1801 
AphiaID: 138332

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Veneroidea > Veneridae > Petricolinae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Petricolinae d'Orbigny, 1840
Sources		basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Petricola pholadiformis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138332
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Gofas, Serge 2013-01-10 21:44:36Z   changed   Bouchet, Philippe
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		Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Petricola Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138332 on 2013-05-24
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