Gari lineolata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Heterodonta |
Order: | Cardiida |
Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
Family: | Psammobiidae |
Genus: | Gari |
Species: | G. lineolata |
Binomial name | |
Gari lineolata (Gray, 1835) | |
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