# Tivela > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tivela > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tivela.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivela > Source revision: 1274382040 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Genus of bivalves Tivela The outside of one valve of Tivela ponderosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Venerida Family: Veneridae Genus: Tivela Link, 1815 Species See text Synonyms Cytherea (Tivela) Link, 1807 Eutivela Dall, 1891 (junior synonym) Mactra (Trigonella) Conrad, 1837 Meretrix (Eutivela) Dall, 1891 (junior synonym) Pachydesma Conrad, 1854 Planitivela Olsson, 1961 Tivela (Eutivela) Dall, 1891 · alternate representation Tivela (Pachydesma) Conrad, 1854 · alternate representation Tivela (Planitivela) Olsson, 1961 · alternate representation Tivela (Tivela) Link, 1807 · alternate representation Trigonella Conrad, 1837 **Tivela** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of saltwater clams, [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [bivalve](/source/Bivalve) [molluscs](/source/Mollusc) in the subfamily [Meretricinae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meretricinae&action=edit&redlink=1) of the family [Veneridae](/source/Veneridae), the Venus clams.[1] ## Species According to the [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species), the following species are included in the genus *Tivela*:[2] - *[Tivela argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_argentina&action=edit&redlink=1)* (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) - *[Tivela bicolor](/source/Tivela_bicolor)* Gray - *[Tivela byronensis](/source/Tivela_byronensis)* (Gray, 1838) - *[Tivela compressa](/source/Tivela_compressa)* G.B. Sowerby II, 1851 - *[Tivela cora](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_cora&action=edit&redlink=1)* Römer, 1864 - *[Tivela damaoides](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_damaoides&action=edit&redlink=1)* (W. Wood, 1828) - *[Tivela delessertii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_delessertii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854) - *[Tivela dentaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_dentaria&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Lamarck, 1818) - *[Tivela dillwyni](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_dillwyni&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Deshayes, 1853) - *[Tivela dunkeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_dunkeri&action=edit&redlink=1)* Römer, 1864 - *[Tivela fulminata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_fulminata&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827) - *[Tivela geijskesi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_geijskesi&action=edit&redlink=1)* van Regteren Altena, 1968 - *[Tivela laevigata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_laevigata&action=edit&redlink=1)* (J. E. Gray, 1838) - *[Tivela lamyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_lamyi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Dautzenberg, 1929 - *[Tivela lessonii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_lessonii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Deshayes, 1830) - *[Tivela lineata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_lineata&action=edit&redlink=1)* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) - *[Tivela mactroides](/source/Tivela_mactroides)* (Born, 1778) - *[Tivela mulawana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_mulawana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Biggs, 1969 - *[Tivela natalensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_natalensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Dunker, 1858 - *[Tivela planulata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_planulata&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1830) - *[Tivela ponderosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_ponderosa&action=edit&redlink=1)* (F.C.L. Koch in R.A. Philippi, 1844) - *[Tivela rejecta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_rejecta&action=edit&redlink=1)* Smith, 1914 - *[Tivela stefaninii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_stefaninii&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Nardini, 1933) - *[Tivela stultorum](/source/Tivela_stultorum)* (Mawe, 1823) - *[Tivela transversa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_transversa&action=edit&redlink=1)* (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) - *[Tivela trigonella](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_trigonella&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Lamarck, 1818) - *[Tivela tripla](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_tripla&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Linnaeus, 1767) - *[Tivela valae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_valae&action=edit&redlink=1)* Lussi, 1996 - *[Tivela zonaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tivela_zonaria&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Lamarck, 1818) **Synonyms** - *Tivela abaconis* Dall, 1902: synonym of *Tivela trigonella* (Lamarck, 1818) - *Tivela brasiliana* Dall, 1902: synonym of *Tivela mactroides* (Born, 1778) - *Tivela dolabella* G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of *Tivela damaoides* (W. Wood, 1828) - *Tivela elegans* A. E. Verrill, 1870: synonym of *Tivela byronensis* (Gray, 1838) - *Tivela floridana* Rehder, 1939: synonym of *Tivela trigonella* (J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1818) - *Tivela foresti* Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967: synonym of *Tivela fulminata* (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827) - *Tivela hartvigii* Dunker, 1879: synonym of *Tivela compressa* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) - *Tivela isabelleana* (d'Orbigny, 1846): synonym of *Tivela dentaria* (Lamarck, 1818) - *Tivela petiti* Dautzenberg, 1929: synonym of *Tivela transversa* (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) - *Tivela platyaulax* (Tomlin, 1924): synonym of *[Comus platyaulax](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comus_platyaulax&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Tomlin, 1924) - *Tivela polita* G.B. Sowerby II, 1851: synonym of *Tivela planulata* (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1830) - *Tivela plathyaulax* (Tomlin, 1924): synonym of *[Comus platyaulax](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comus_platyaulax&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Tomlin, 1924) - *Tivela rejecta* E. A. Smith, 1914, sensu P. G. Oliver, 1995: synonym of *Tivela damaoides* (W. Wood, 1828) (misapplication) - *Tivela scarificata* S. S. Berry, 1940: synonym of *Tivela stultorum* (Mawe, 1823) - *Tivela subglobosa* Dunker, 1864: synonym of *Tivela mactroides* (Born, 1778) (junior subjective synonym) - *Tivela tomlini* Haughton, 1932: synonym of *Tivela compressa* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) - *Tivela trigona* Borchert, 1901: synonym of *Tivela dentaria* (Lamarck, 1818) - *Tivela ventricosa* (Gray, 1838): synonym of *Tivela zonaria* (Lamarck, 1818) - *Tivela vulgaris* Link, 1807: synonym of *Tivela mactroides* (Born, 1778) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0)** MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trigona Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516220](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516220) on 2022-10-01 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [WoRMS : Tivela](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tivela](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tivela). - [Link, D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1 Abt.](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237) - [Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909) - [Dall, W. H. (1891). On a new subgenus of Meretrix, with descriptions of two new species from Brazil. The Nautilus. 5(3): 26-29, 2 text-figures](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788825) Taxon identifiers Tivela Wikidata: Q3013072 Wikispecies: Tivela BOLD: 81142 CoL: 7PJL4 GBIF: 2287785 iNaturalist: 206912 IRMNG: 1241229 ITIS: 81582 NCBI: 345373 Open Tree of Life: 341013 Paleobiology Database: 18341 WoRMS: 204741 Authority control databases National Israel Other Yale LUX This Veneridae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Veneridae-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AVeneridae-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Veneridae-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tivela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivela) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivela?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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