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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae

genus Villorita Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833: species

1 available nominal genus synonym (2 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927 (brackish)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Bombay, India. (East Asia)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient

Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921 (brackish)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Kerala backwaters, India. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Decorative image of a representative of Villorita cyprinoides

Villorita cyprinoides (Gray, 1825) (brackish)

syonymy (3 available, 4 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread from Pakistan, southeastern Asia, the Sunda Islands and the Philippines. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, COI, H3, mtGenome, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

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