Geukensia

Genus of bivalves

Geukensia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Geukensia
Van de Poel, 1959

Geukensia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the Mytilidae family, naturally found in the western Atlantic.

Species

Species within the genus Geukensia include:[1]

  • Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Ribbed mussel
  • Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) - Southern ribbed mussel

References

  1. ^ Geukensia Van de Poel 1959. World Register of Marine Species (2012).
Taxon identifiers
Geukensia


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