| Macomona liliana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
| Family: | Tellinidae |
| Genus: | Macomona |
| Species: | M. liliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Macomona liliana (Iredale, 1915) | |
Macomona liliana, or the large wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae. [1] [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
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