Wing Shells - Family: Vulsellidae
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Common Butterfly Shell - Electroma papilionacea
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Southern Sponge Finger - Vulsella ovata
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Sponge Finger - Vulsella vulsella
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
> Subclass: Autobranchia (Autobranchs)
> Infraclass: Pteriomorpha (Pteriomorph Bivalves)
> Order: Ostreida (Oysters and Allies)
> Superfamily: Pterioidea (Pearl Oysters and Allies)
> Family: Vulsellidae (Wing Shells)
> Genus: Electroma
> Species: E. papilionacea - Common Butterfly Shell
> Genus: Vulsella
> Species: V. ovata - Southern Sponge Finger
> Species: V. vulsella - Sponge Finger
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