Glossus (bivalve)
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Glossus is a genus of mostly extinct marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glossidae. Only the oxheart clam, G. humanus, is still extant, living in flat, muddy regions deep off the North Atlantic coastline of Europe.
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Glossus | |
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The shell of Glossus humanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Glossoidea |
Family: | Glossidae |
Genus: | Glossus (Poli, 1801) |
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