Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Genus Liocyma

Liocyma fluctuosa (Gould, 1841)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Liocyma*	Dall, 1870	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Venus fluctuosa*	Gould, 1841	basionym
*Venus astartoides*	Beck in Middendorf, 1849	synonym
*Venus fluctuosa*	Gould, 1841	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
additional source	Kamenev G.M. (2013) Species composition and distribution of bivalves in bathyal and abyssal depths of the Sea of Japan. Deep-Sea Research II 86-87: 124-139. [Published online 2 August 2012]

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Liocyma fluctuosa. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141918