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Atrina zelandica
Species of bivalve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atrina zelandica, one of several species known as the horse mussel, is a large species of saltwater clam in the family Pinnidae, the pen shells. This species is found around New Zealand.[2]
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Atrina zelandica | |
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A partly broken shell of Atrina zelandica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pteriida |
Family: | Pinnidae |
Genus: | Atrina |
Species: | A. zelandica |
Binomial name | |
Atrina zelandica (Gray in Yate, 1835)[1] | |
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