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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Gastrochaenida
Family: Gastrochaenidae

Genus: Gastrochaena

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10 species (see list below)
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Gastrochaena americana
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Gastrochaena carcellesi
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Gastrochaena cuneiformis
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Gastrochaena dubia
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Gastrochaena gigantea
[Flask shell]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Gastrochaena hians
[Atlantic gastrochaenid]
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Gastrochaena interrupta
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Gastrochaena laevigata
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Gastrochaena ovata
[Ovate gastrochaenid]
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Gastrochaena retzii
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