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Genus of bivalves

Macoma
Macoma secta, the white-sand macoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Macoma
Leach, 1819
Species

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Macoma is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included as accepted names within the genus Macoma:

References

  1. ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014).Macoma Leach, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01
  2. ITIS report: Macoma genus
Taxon identifiers
Macoma
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