Gastrochaena | |
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Gastrochaena cf. ovata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Gastrochaenida |
Family: | Gastrochaenidae |
Genus: | Gastrochaena (Spengler, 1783) |
Species | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis .
Species in the genus Gastrochaena include:
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