Tivela
Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Meretricinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Tivela:Tivela argentina Tivela bicolor GrayTivela byronensis Tivela compressa G.B. Sowerby II, 1851Tivela cora Römer, 1864Tivela damaoides Tivela delessertii Tivela dentaria Tivela dillwyni Tivela dunkeri Römer, 1864Tivela fulminata Tivela geijskesi van Regteren Altena, 1968Tivela laevigata Tivela lamyi Dautzenberg, 1929Tivela lessonii Tivela lineata Tivela mactroides Tivela mulawana Biggs, 1969Tivela natalensis Dunker, 1858Tivela planulata Tivela ponderosa Tivela rejecta Smith, 1914Tivela stefaninii Tivela stultorum Tivela transversa Tivela trigonella Tivela tripla Tivela valae Lussi, 1996Tivela zonaria;Synonyms:Tivela abaconis Dall, 1902: synonym of Tivela trigonella Tivela brasiliana Dall, 1902: synonym of Tivela mactroides Tivela dolabella G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of Tivela damaoides Tivela elegans A. E. Verrill, 1870: synonym of Tivela byronensis Tivela floridana Rehder, 1939: synonym of Tivela trigonella Tivela foresti Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967: synonym of Tivela fulminata Tivela hartvigii Dunker, 1879: synonym of Tivela compressa Tivela isabelleana : synonym of Tivela dentaria Tivela petiti Dautzenberg, 1929: synonym of Tivela transversa Tivela platyaulax : synonym of Comus platyaulax Tivela polita G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of Tivela planulata Tivela plathyaulax : synonym of Comus platyaulax Tivela rejecta E. A. Smith, 1914, sensu P. G. Oliver, 1995: synonym of Tivela damaoides Tivela scarificata S. S. Berry, 1940: synonym of Tivela stultorum Tivela subglobosa Dunker, 1864: synonym of Tivela mactroides Tivela tomlini Haughton, 1932: synonym of Tivela compressa Tivela trigona Borchert, 1901: synonym of Tivela dentaria Tivela ventricosa : synonym of Tivela zonaria Tivela vulgaris Link, 1807: synonym of ''Tivela mactroides''