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Laternula
Genus of bivalves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laternula is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Laternulidae.[1][2]
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Laternula | |
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Shell of Laternula takekosugei (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Superorder: | Anomalodesmata |
Superfamily: | Thracioidea |
Family: | Laternulidae |
Genus: | Laternula Röding, 1798 |
Type species | |
Solen anatinus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]