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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae venus clams

Genus: Periglypta

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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Periglypta chemnitzii
[Chemnitz's venus]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Periglypta clathrata(Deshayes, 1854)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Periglypta clathrata
[Clathrate venus]
No picture found
 
Periglypta compressa
[]
No picture found
 
Periglypta corbis
[]
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Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Periglypta crispata
[Crispate venus]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm NG
 
Periglypta listeri
[Princess venus]
No picture found
 
Periglypta monilifera
[]
No picture found
 
Periglypta multicostata
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SHL
Periglypta puerpera(Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by FAO
 
Periglypta puerpera
[Youthful venus]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Periglypta reticulata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Periglypta reticulata
[Reticulated venus]


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