Kittenpaw Shells - Family: Plicatulidae
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Plicatula australis
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Plicate Kitten's Paw - Plicatula plicata
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
> Subclass: Autobranchia (Autobranchs)
> Infraclass: Pteriomorpha (Pteriomorph Bivalves)
> Order: Pectinida (Scallops and Allies)
> Superfamily: Plicatuloidaea (Kittenpaw Shells)
> Family: Plicatulidae (Kittenpaw Shells)
> Genus: Plicatula
> Species: P. australis
> Species: P. plicata - Plicate Kitten's Paw
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