Senilia
| Senilia | |
|---|---|
| Live Senilia senilis for sale in Fadiouth, Senegal | |
| Single valves of Senilia senilis (plus two gastropods) washed up on the beach at Fadiouth, Senegal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Gray, 1842 |
| Species: | S. senilis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Senilia senilis | |
| Synonyms | |
Senilia is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Arcidae, the ark shells. It contains a single species, Senilia senilis.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
-
Right valve
-
Left valve
References