Austrovenus

Austrovenus Vremenski raspon: Middle Pliocene to Recent
External view of one valve of a shell of Austrovenus stutchburyi
Naučna klasifikacija
Domen:	Eukaryota
Carstvo:	Animalia
Tip:	Mollusca
Klasa:	Bivalvia
Red:	Veneroida
Porodica:	Veneridae
Rod:	Austrovenus Finlay, 1927
Species
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Austrovenus je rod slanovodnih morskih školjki iz porodice Veneridae, tzv, Venerine školjke. Nativno stanište ovog roda je Novi Zeland.

Vrstre

Prema Wikipedia na engleskom jezku:

• Austrovenus aucklandica Powell, 1932 - Auckland Islands cockle
• Austrovenus stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) - New Zealand cockle, New Zealand little neck clam

Prema WoRMS

• Austrovenus northlandica Eagle, 2000 †
• Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
• Austrovenus tamakiensis (Marwick, 1948) †

• Austrovenus crassitesta (Finlay, 1924) prihvaćen kao Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
• Austrovenus stutchburyi (Gray, 1828) prihvaćen kao Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)

Reference

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