Rangia is a genus of bivalve molluscs or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.[1][2]

Rangia
Shell of Rangia flexuosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Rangia
Desmoulins, 1832
Synonyms
  • Gnathodon G.B.Sowerby I, 1832
  • Rangia (Rangia) Desmoulins, 1832 · alternate representation
  • Rangia (Rangianella) Conrad, 1868 · alternate representation
  • Rangianella Conrad, 1868

Species

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There are three species:[2]

Synonyms
  • Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins, 1832: synonym of Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

References

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  1. ^ "Rangia Desmoulins, 1832". ITIS Report. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Rangia Desmoulins, 1832". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
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