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Plicatulidae
Family of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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