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Vepricardium
Genus of bivalves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vepricardium is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Cardiinae of the family Cardiidae, the giant clams.[1]
Quick Facts Vepricardium, Scientific classification ...
Vepricardium | |
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shell of Vepricardium eichhorsti (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Superfamily: | Cardioidea |
Family: | Cardiidae |
Genus: | Vepricardium Iredale, 1929 |
Type species | |
Vepricardium pulchricostatum Iredale, 1929 | |
Synonyms | |
Pectunculus Mörch, 1853 (invalid: non Lamarck, 1799 nec da Costa, 1778) |
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