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Irus (bivalve)

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Genus of bivalves

Irus
Irus elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Irus
Schmidt, 1818
Species

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Synonyms
  • Irona Finlay, 1926
  • Irus (Irus) F. C. Schmidt, 1818
  • Irus (Notirus) Finlay, 1928
  • Irus (Notopaphia) W. R. B. Oliver, 1923
  • Notirus Finlay, 1928
  • Notopaphia W. R. B. Oliver, 1923

Irus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

Species in the genus Irus

Species recognized as of October 2021:

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2021). "Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Irus


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