Mactrellona Marks, 1951
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3245.1.2 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5914631 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC87EA-FFF4-FFA7-FF7A-60E195E39A39 |
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Plazi |
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Genus Mactrellona Marks, 1951
Type species. Mactra alata Spengler, 1802 [original designation].
Diagnosis. Shell large with a posterior area defined by keel, hinge plate inclined anteriorly, with short lateral teeth.
Distribution. Atlantic coast of America, from United States to Brazil, Pacific coast of North America to Peru.
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