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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae venus clams

Genus: Tawera

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9 species (see list below)
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FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 2.8 cm SHH
Tawera elliptica(Lamarck, 1818)

Photo by FAO
 
Tawera elliptica
[Gay's little venus]
No picture found
 
Tawera lagopus
[]
No picture found
 
Tawera laticostata
[]
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Tawera marionae
[]
No picture found
 
Tawera mawsoni
[]
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Tawera phenax
[]
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Tawera rosa
[]
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Tawera sphaericula
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Southwest Pacific

Tawera spissa(Deshayes, 1835)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Tawera spissa
[Morning star shell]


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