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Family: Plicatulidae



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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Enigmonia aenigmatica (Sowerby, 1825)

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Enigmonia aenigmatica
[Enigma oyster]
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Plicatula australis
[]
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Plicatula chinensis
[]
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Plicatula complanata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801

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Plicatula gibbosa
[Atlantic kittenpaw]
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Plicatula horrida
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Plicatula miskito
[]
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Plicatula muricata
[]
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Plicatula philippinarum
[]
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Plicatula plicata
[Plicate kitten's paw]
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Plicatula regularis
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Plicatula simplex
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Plicatula tuberculosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Enigmonia aenigmatica Enigma oyster Western Pacific. 1825
Plicatula australis Indo-West Pacific. 1819
Plicatula chinensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1853
Plicatula complanata Western Indian Ocean 1863
Plicatula gibbosa Atlantic kittenpaw Western Atlantic. 3.3 DL 1801
Plicatula horrida Western Pacific 1882
Plicatula miskito Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1998
Plicatula muricata Western Pacific. 1873
Plicatula philippinarum Western Pacific 1856
Plicatula plicata Plicate kitten's paw Indo-Pacific 1764
Plicatula regularis Indo-Pacific 1849
Plicatula simplex Northwest Pacific. 1861
Plicatula tuberculosa Western Pacific 1933



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