Lajonkairia lajonkairii

Lajonkairia lajonkairii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Lajonkairia
Species:	L. lajonkairii
Binomial name
	Lajonkairia lajonkairii; (Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms
	Lajonkairea fragilis F. Nordsieck, 1969; Lajonkairea lajonkairei [sic] (misspelling of Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)); Lajonkairea lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826); Lajonkairea lajonkairii var. fragilis F. Nordsieck, 1969; Petricola lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826); Tapes subquadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852; Venerupis decussata Philippi, 1836; Venerupis lajonkairii Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination); Venus cyclolites Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827;

Lajonkairia lajonkairii is an edible species of saltwater clam in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.