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Gastrochaena
Sign in to saveGastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderGastrochaenida
- FamilyGastrochaenidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 807
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Gastrochaenidae
- Collections
- LACM, YPM, UF, SDNHM, PRI
- Recorded in
- United States
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Gastrochaena is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Gastrochaenidae. The type species of this genus is Gastrochaena cuneiformis.
==Species== Species in the genus Gastrochaena include: Gastrochaena brevis G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 Gastrochaena carteri Nielsen, 1986 Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler, 1783 Gastrochaena denticulata Deshayes, 1855 Gastrochaena difficilis Deshayes, 1855 Gastrochaena frondosa Cotton, 1934 Gastrochaena humilis Deshayes, 1855 Gastrochaena kanaka Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 Gastrochaena macroschisma Deshayes, 1855 Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834 Gastrochaena philippinensis Deshayes, 1855 Gastrochaena spathulata Deshayes, 1855
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