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Classe Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
Sottoclasse Heterodonta Neumayr, 1884
Superordine Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
Ordine Venerida Gray, 1854
Superfamiglia Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
Famiglia Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genere Venus Linnaeus, 1758
Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
Venus nux Gmelin, 1791
Venus punctigera Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906vedi Clausinella punctigera
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
Genere Globivenus Coen, 1934
Globivenus effossa (Philippi, 1836)
Genere Gouldia C. B. Adams, 1847
Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
Genere Gouldiopa Iredale, 1924
Gouldiopa consternans (Oliver & Zuschin, 2001) - 3
Genere Costellipitar Habe, 1951
Costellipitar chordatus (Römer, 1867) - 3
Genere Gafrarium Röding, 1798
Gafrarium pectinatum Linnaeus, 1758misidentification
Gafrarium savignyi (Jonas, 1846) - 2 - 5 - 6
Genere Chamelea Mörch, 1853
Chamelea gallina Linnaeus, 1758
Chamelea striatula (Da Costa, 1778)
Genere Clausinella Gray, 1851
Clausinella brongniartii (Payraudeau, 1826)vedi Clausinella fasciata - 8
Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa, 1778)
Clausinella punctigera (Dautzenberg & Fischer H. 1906) - 1- 11 misidentification
Genere Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)
Timoclea roemeriana (Issel, 1869)
Genere Pitar Römer, 1857
Pitar mediterraneus (Aradas & Benoit, 1872) - 2
Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
Genere Callista Poli, 1791
Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genere Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886) - 8
Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu auct.vedi Polititapes rhomboides
Genere Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)- 2vedi Ruditapes decussatus
Venerupis philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850) - 2 vedi Ruditapes philippinarum
Venerupis aureavedi Polititapes aureus- 2
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) - 13 - 14
Venerupis lucens Locard, 1886vedi Polititapes lucens
Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1882)- 2 vedi Venerupis corrugata
Genere Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900
Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - 8
Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850) - 8
Genere Paphia Röding, 1798
Paphia textile (Gmelin, 1791)vedi Paratapes textile
Paphia undulata (Born, 1778)vedi Paratapes undulata
Genere Paratapes Stoliczka, 1870
Paratapes textile (Gmelin, 1791) - 8
Paratapes undulata (Born, 1778) - 8
Genere Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818
Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genere Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Dosinia erythraea Roemer, 1860
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genere Clementia Gray, 1842
Clementia papyracea (Gmelin, 1791) - 12
Genere Circenita Jousseaume, 1888
Circenita callipyga (Von Born, 1778)
Genere Redicirce Iredale, 1924
Redicirce sulcata (Gray, 1838) - 2 - 7
Genere Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genere Antigona Schumacher, 1817
Antigona lamellaris Schumacher, 1817
Sottofamiglia Turtoniinae Clark, 1855
Genere Turtonia Alder, 1848
Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
Sottofamiglia Petricolinae d'Orbigny, 1840
Genere Lajonkairia Deshayes, 1854
Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Lajonkairia substriata (Montagu, 1808) - 9
Genere Petricola Lamarck, 1801
Petricola fabagella Lamarck, 1818 - 4
Petricola hemprichi Issel, 1869vedi Petricola fabagella - 2
Petricola lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)vedi Lajonkairia lajonkairii
Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788)
Petricola pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)vedi Petricolaria pholadiformis
Petricola substriata Montagu, 1808vedi Lajonkairia substriata
Genere Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870
Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818) - 10
Genere Mysia Lamarck, 1818
Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
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ultimo aggiornamento 22/02/2022