Macrocallista is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Macrocallista Meek, 1876 |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Macrocallista include:
- Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) – calico clam
- Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) – sunray venus clam
References
edit- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69-70.
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