Verticordia (bivalve)

Verticordia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Verticordiidae. >

They are mostly small, live in deep water and have roughly equal-sized, well-inflated, fragile shells which are pearly inside.

Species
The following is a list of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:
 * Verticordia australiensis E.A.Smith
 * Verticordia bordaensis Cotton & Godfrey
 * † Verticordia cardiiformis J.C.Sowerby
 * † Verticordia densicostata P. Marshall
 * † Verticordia excavata Pritchard, 1901
 * Verticordia expansa Prashad
 * Verticordia granulifera (Verrill)
 * Verticordia guineensis Thiele
 * Verticordia inornata Jaeckel & Thiele
 * Verticordia neozelanica (extinct) (Suter)
 * Verticordia ouricuri Oliveira & Absalão
 * † Verticordia parisiensis Deshayes, 1856
 * † Verticordia pectinata Tate, 1887
 * Verticordia perversa Dall
 * Verticordia quadrata E.A.Smith
 * † Verticordia rhomboidea Tate, 1887
 * Verticordia seguenzae Dall
 * Verticordia tasmanica May
 * Verticordia tenerrima Jaeckel & Thiele
 * Verticordia woodii E.A.Smith