| Cyrenidae () |
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benthic; marine |
| Western Central Atlantic: Mexico Caribbean to Panama. |
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Shell outline triangular, as high as long, inflated, heavy. Shell smooth, sculpture absent. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth situated under umbo; 1 anterior and 1 posterior lateral tooth. Ligament long, narrow. Periostracum smooth. Colour: externally dull white, internally white; periostracum grey to greyish brown. |
| Infaunal in mud or sandy mud in estuaries, mangrove swamps, and coastal lagoons (Ref. 344). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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