Leukoma

Leukoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This genus of bivalves has been exploited by humans since prehistory; for example, the Chumash peoples of California harvested this genus from Morro Bay in approximately 1000 AD.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Leukoma:

• Leukoma asperrima
• Leukoma beili
• Leukoma columbiensis
• Leukoma crassicosta
• Leukoma decussata
• Leukoma ecuadoriana
• Leukoma euglypta
• Leukoma granulata
• Leukoma grata
• Leukoma histrionica
• Leukoma jedoensis
• Leukoma laciniata
• Leukoma lima
• Leukoma metodon
• Leukoma pectorina
• Leukoma pertincta
• Leukoma restorationensis
• Leukoma staminea
• Leukoma subrostrata
• Leukoma sugillata
• Leukoma thaca

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