Gastrochaena

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Gastrochaena
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Gastrochaena cf. ovata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Gastrochaenida
Family: Gastrochaenidae
Genus: Gastrochaena
(Spengler, 1783)
Species

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Synonyms [1]
  • ChaenaPhilipsson, 1788
  • Gastrochena
  • Gastrochoena

Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis .

Species

Species in the genus Gastrochaena include:

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References

  1. Gofas, Serge (2004). "Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.