Rangia (bivalve)

Rangia is a genus of bivalve molluscs or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.^[1][2]

Rangia
Shell of Rangia flexuosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Mactroidea
Family:	Mactridae
Genus:	Rangia Desmoulins, 1832
Synonyms
Gnathodon G.B.Sowerby I, 1832 Rangia (Rangia) Desmoulins, 1832 · alternate representation Rangia (Rangianella) Conrad, 1868 · alternate representation Rangianella Conrad, 1868

Species

There are three species:^[2]

• Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) – Atlantic rangia
• Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1840) – Brown rangia
• † Rangia johnsoni Dall, 1898
• Rangia mendica (Gould, 1851)

Synonyms

• Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins, 1832: synonym of Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)