Pseudofulvia | |
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Shell of Pseudofulvia arago (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Pseudofulvia Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 |
Type species | |
Pseudofulvia caledonica Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 |
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