Tellina spenceri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Heterodonta |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Tellinidae |
Genus: | Tellina |
Species: | T. spenceri |
Binomial name | |
Tellina spenceri Iredale, 1915 | |
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