Euheterodonta

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Euheterodonta
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Polymesoda artacta from the Maracaibo estuary, Zulia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Infraclass: Heteroconchia
Subterclass: Euheterodonta

Euheterodonta is an subterclass of Mollusca in the class Bivalvia.

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Subterclass Euheterodonta

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