Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lirophora paphia, the king venus, is a bivalve species in the Veneridae family found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Family
Genus
Lirophora
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lirophora paphia (first described by Linnaeus in 1767), commonly called the king venus, is a bivalve species that is part of the family Veneridae. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: (c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Manuel de Roux · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Venerida Veneridae Lirophora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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