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Policordia pilula

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Policordia pilula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Family: Lyonsiellidae
Genus: Policordia
Species:
P. pilula
Binomial name
Policordia pilula
(Pelseneer, 1911)

Policordia pilula is a species of saltwater clams in the family Lyonsiellidae.[1]

Morphology

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This species has about 30 radial hair like lines on the shell.[2]

Distribution

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This species is recorded in China, Philippines and Japan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Policordia pilula (Pelseneer, 1911)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. ^ Safonova, Lyudmila A.; Barwick, Kelvin L. (2016-10-06). "A new species of the genus Policordia (Bivalvia, Verticordioidea, Lyonsiellidae) from off the coast of southern California". ZooKeys (622): 37–46. doi:10.3897/zookeys.622.9411. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5096408. PMID 27843379.
  3. ^ "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Policordia pilula". www.bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 2018-11-03.