Family Details for Glauconomidae - glauconomyas
Family Glauconomidae - glauconomyas

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Bivalvia
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Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
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Order and class allocation from Ref. 538. Shell equivalve, gaping posteriorly, inequilateral. No lunule nor escutcheon. A conspicuous, greenish periostracum. Ligament external. Three cardinal teeth in each valve, lateral teeth wanting. Two adductor muscle scars. Pallial sinus deep and narrow (Ref. 348).
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Ref.
[ e.g. 3742]                  
Glossary
                      [ e.g. cnidaria]
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