Plicatula

Plicatula
Members of the species Plicatula gibbosa, including both modern (right) and fossil (left) specimens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Plicatuloidea
Family: Plicatulidae
Genus: Plicatula
Lamarck, 1801
Type species
Spondylus plicatus
Linnaeus, 1764
Synonyms
  • Plicatulostrea Simone & Amaral, 2008
  • Spiniplicata [sic] (misspelling)
  • Spiniplicatula Habe, 1977

Plicatula is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws in the family Plicatulidae.

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