Waldo (bivalve)
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Waldo is a genus of small marine clams in the family Galeommatidae. It includes five species which are all obligate commensals of sea urchins. They are found in the southern Atlantic and Antarctic Oceans, with the exception of Waldo arthuri which is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
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Waldo | |
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Waldo arthuri | |
Waldo paucitentaculatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Galeommatida |
Superfamily: | Galeommatoidea |
Family: | Galeommatidae |
Genus: | Waldo Nicol, 1966 |
Type species | |
Lepton parasiticum W. H. Dall, 1876 | |
Species | |
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