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hairy philobrya

Philobrya setosa

Classification

Order
Arcida

Philobryidae is a taxonomic family of very small equivalved triangular saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, related to the ark clams and the bittersweets. Their shells have projecting umbones and are non-nacreous. The ligament of the hinge is either completely internal or only slightly external.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3