Pseudofulvia

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Pseudofulvia
Pseudofulvia arago (MNHN-IM-2000-20753).jpeg
Shell of Pseudofulvia arago (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Pseudofulvia
Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007
Type species
Pseudofulvia caledonica
Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007

Pseudofulvia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Laevicardiinae of the family Cardiidae, the cockles. [1]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudofulvia Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381859 on 2022-02-20