Cetoconcha elegans

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Cetoconcha elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subterclass: Heterodonta
Superfamily: Poromyoidea
Family: Cetoconchidae
Genus: Cetoconcha
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cetoconcha elegans
(Krylova, 1991) [1]
Synonyms

Cribrosoconcha elegans Krylova, 1991

Cetoconcha elegans is a species of saltwater clams in the genus Cetoconcha . It is known from seamounts and knolls.

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References

  1. A new genus and 2 new species of bivalve mollusks of the family Cetoconchidae (Bivalvia, Septibranchia, Poromyoidea). EM Krylova, Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 1991