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Species & Genus Richness of
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Data last updated
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Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneroidea | Veneridae | Periglypta puerpera

nominal species Venus puerpera Linnaeus, 1771

Venus puerpera Linnaeus, 1771 = Periglypta puerpera

Linnaeus, 1771. Mantissa plantarum, Appendix: 545.

= Periglypta puerpera

Taxonomic Opinions

= Periglypta puerpera — Huang et al., 2025

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