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Plicatulidae

Family of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plicatulidae
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The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.[1] These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family has a single living genus, Plicatula, with a second, Harpax known from fossils.

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Description

Plicatulidae are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular.

Life cycle

Plicatulidae members start off in the larval stage.

Genera and species

All taxa marked † are extinct.

  • Harpax Parkinson, 1811
  • Plicatula Lamarck, 1801
  • Pseudoplacunopsis Bittner, 1895
  • Plicastulostrea onca: synonym of Plicatula australis Lamarck, 1819 (type by original designation); a species from Thailand
Synonyms
  • Plicatulostrea Simone & Amaral, 2008: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801
  • Spiniplicata [sic]: synonym of Spiniplicatula Habe, 1977: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801 (misspelling)
  • Spiniplicatula Habe, 1977: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801

References

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