Malletiidae

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Malletiidae
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.409586 - Malletia obtusa (Sars, 1872) - Malletiidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Malletia obtusa specimens in Naturalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Superfamily: Nuculanoidea
Family: Malletiidae
Adams & Adams 1858
Genera

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Malletiidae is a family of bivalves in the order Nuculanida.

Taxonomy

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