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Family: Plicatulidae



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13 species (see list below)
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Enigmonia aenigmatica(Sowerby, 1825)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Enigmonia aenigmatica
[Enigma oyster]
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Plicatula australis
[]
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Plicatula chinensis
[]
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Plicatula complanata
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
Plicatula gibbosaLamarck, 1801

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
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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