Austrovenus

Austrovenus Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to Present
External view of one valve of a shell of Austrovenus stutchburyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Austrovenus Finlay, 1927
Species
See text.

Austrovenus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae. This genus is native to New Zealand.

Species

Species in the genus Austrovenus include:

• Austrovenus northlandica Eagle, 2000 †

• Austrovenus stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) – New Zealand cockle, New Zealand little neck clam
• Austrovenus tamakiensis (Marwick, 1948) †

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1