- Protothaca
Taxobox
name = "Protothaca"
image_width = 200px
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
subregnum =Metazoa
branch =Bilateria
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Bivalvia
subclassis =Heterodonta
ordo =Veneroida
superfamilia =Veneroidea
familia = Veneridae
familia_authority = Rafinesque, 1815
genus name = "Protothaca""Protothaca" is a genus of
bivalve mollusk s in the familyVeneridae . [Veneridae, 2001] This genus of mollusca has been exploited by humans sinceprehistory ; for example,Chumash peoples ofCalifornia harvested this genus fromMorro Bay approximately 1000AD . [C.M.Hogan, 2008]ee also
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Protothaca staminea Line notes
References
* Taxonomic family Veneridae (2001) [http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Bivalvia/Veneridae.html]
* C. Michael Hogan, "Los Osos Back Bay", Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18353]
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