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Agriopoma
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Agriopoma

Agriopoma is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs that belongs to the family Veneridae (venus clams). It is a large and heavy genus with chalky shells. They do not have any color patterns.

This genus has a more northern distribution compared to other genera being found in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Species of this genus used to have inhabited the Americas during the Eocene epoch but has since receded. It inhabits saltwater habitats.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 246379.