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Family: Glossidae



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8 species (see list below)
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FAO

Mediterranean Sea

Glossus humanus(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Glossus humanus
[Oxheart cockle]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Glossus vulgaris
[]
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Meiocardia agassizii
[]
No picture found
 
Meiocardia hawaiana
[]
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Meiocardia lamarckii
[]
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Meiocardia moltkiana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Meiocardia samarangiaeBernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Meiocardia samarangiae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Meiocardia vulgaris(Reeve, 1845)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Meiocardia vulgaris
[Ivory heart clam]


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