Barnea similis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Myida |
Superfamily: | Pholadoidea |
Family: | Pholadidae |
Genus: | Barnea |
Species: | B. similis |
Binomial name | |
Barnea similis (Gray, 1835) | |
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