| Aulacomya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Aulacomya Mörch, 1853 |
Aulacomya is a genus of edible saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels. [1]
Species within the genus Aulacomya include:
Synonyms include:
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