Rangia (bivalve)

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Rangia flexuosa (MNHN-IM-2000-34897) 006.jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of Rangia flexuosa

| taxon = Rangia

| authority = Desmoulins, 1832

| synonyms =

  • Gnathodon G.B.Sowerby I, 1832
  • Rangia (Rangia) Desmoulins, 1832 · alternate representation
  • Rangia (Rangianella) Conrad, 1868 · alternate representation
  • Rangianella Conrad, 1868

|display_parents= 3

}}

Rangia is a genus of bivalve molluscs or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.{{cite web|title=Rangia Desmoulins, 1832|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=80961|work=ITIS Report|access-date=21 March 2011}}{{cite WoRMS|year=2021 |title=Rangia Desmoulins, 1832 |id=156990 |access-date=16 August 2021 |db=Marine Mollusca}}

Species

There are three species:

;Synonyms:

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

References

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  • 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.