Malleus regula

Malleus regula

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Malleidae

Malleus is a genus of hammer oysters (marine bivalve mollusks) in the family Malleidae. This genus includes 27 known species. Characteristic of this genus is the unusual "hammer-shaped" outline of the valves.

Distribution

Malleus regula — (c) yelena_antipova, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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