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Family Galatheavalvidae
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Bivalvia |
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : Yes |
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Shell completely internal. Dorsal pouch is located between the external mantle and the shell, connected with a mantle cavity by a postero-dorsal extension of the infrabranchial cavity. Foot and byssus well-developed. The anterior adductor is located on the anterior ventral side. A large pedal opening with a snout posterior valve form an inhalant siphon; a small exhalant opening exists. Delicate gill is formed by the inner demibranch; homorhabdic and fused on the ventral side of the body (Ref. 89404). |
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