Lirophora paphia

Lirophora paphia, also known as the king venus, is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.^[1][2] The species is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.^[1]

Lirophora paphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Lirophora
Species:	L. paphia
Binomial name
Lirophora paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms[1]
Venus paphia Linnaeus, 1767 Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) Pectunculus vetula da Costa, 1778 Venus meleagrina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827