Rangia (bivalve)
{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}
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| 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
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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
- Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) – Atlantic rangia
- Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1840) – Brown rangia
- † Rangia johnsoni Dall, 1898
- Rangia mendica (Gould, 1851)
;Synonyms:
- Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins, 1832: synonym of Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
References
{{Reflist}}
- 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.
External links
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- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 Sowerby, G. B. I. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 numbers.]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43044700 Gill, T. (1895). Rangia the proper name of the mactroid genus Gnathodon. The Nautilus. 8(9): 102-103]
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Category:Taxa named by Charles des Moulins
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