Verticordia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Verticordiidae.
They are mostly small, live in deep water and have roughly equal-sized, well-inflated, fragile shells which are pearly inside.
Species The following is a list of species according to the World Register of Marine Species: Verticordia australiensis E.A.Smith Verticordia bordaensis Cotton & Godfrey † Verticordia cardiiformis J.C.Sowerby † Verticordia densicostata P. Marshall † Verticordia excavata Pritchard, 1901 Verticordia expansa Prashad Verticordia granulifera (Verrill) Verticordia guineensis Thiele Verticordia inornata Jaeckel & Thiele Verticordia neozelanica (extinct) (Suter) Verticordia ouricuri Oliveira & Absalão † Verticordia parisiensis Deshayes, 1856 † Verticordia pectinata Tate, 1887 Verticordia perversa Dall Verticordia quadrata E.A.Smith † Verticordia rhomboidea Tate, 1887 Verticordia seguenzae Dall Verticordia tasmanica May Verticordia tenerrima Jaeckel & Thiele Verticordia woodii E.A.Smith
References
External links Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187 [ -http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213] Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online