Plicatulidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Plicatulidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Plicatulidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Plicatulidae
The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws. These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family has a single living genus, Plicatula, with a second, Harpax known from fossils.
...Plicatulidae in languages:
- Czech
- prejzovkovití
- English
- Kitten's Paws
- English
- Kittenpaw Shells
- Japanese
- ネズミノテ科
- Korean
- 쇄가리비과
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