Shell Family of Taiwan
Veneridae 簾蛤科contain264 species in Taiwan,show136 - 150
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Veneridae 簾蛤科Shell small to large in size, veneriform in shape. Umbo prosogyrous. Lunule and escutcheon usually present. Ligament external, posteriorly situated. Cardinal teeth 3 with anterior lateral tooth. Dimyarian. Pallial sinus triangular or round or absent.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
omenclator
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 Marcia opima   Gmelin, 1791  
 Mercenaria stimpsoni   (Gould, 1861)  
 Meretrix castannea   (Lamarck)  
 Meretrix lamarckii 韓國文蛤  Deshayes, 1853  
 Meretrix lusoria 文蛤  (Roeding, 1798)  
 Meretrix lyrata 皺肋文蛤  (Sowerby, 1851)  
 Meretrix meretrix 台灣文蛤  (Linnaeus, 1758)  
 Meretrix petechialis 中華文蛤  Lamarck, 1818  
 Paphia amabilis 山瓜子橫簾蛤  (Philippi, 1847)  
 Paphia euglypta 粗肋橫簾蛤  (Philippi, 1847)  
 Paphia exarata 文文橫簾蛤  (Philippi, 1846)  
 Paphia gallus 公雞橫簾蛤  (Gmelin, 1791)  
 Paphia lirata 台灣橫簾蛤  (Philippi, 1847)  
 Paphia malabarica   (Chemnitz)  
 Paphia papilionacea   (Lamarck, 1818)