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Animal
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Bivalves
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Animal
Name
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Placamen calophyllum (Philippi)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Mollusca
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Class
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Bivalvia
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Order
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Veneroida
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Family
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Veneridae
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Characteristic Features |
-Shell subtrigonal, inflated, length to 42mm -Inequilateral, posterior much longer -Beaks strongly prosogyrate -Sculpture of widely spaced, erect, commarginal lamellae -Periostracum thin clear -Shell colour white | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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Subtidal, soft, muddy bottom
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Distribution
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Indo-Pacific
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Locations
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