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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Data last updated
Thu 18 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Mytiloida | Mytiloidea | Mytilidae | Mytella speciosa

nominal species Modiolus planata Tomlin, 1928

Modiolus planata Tomlin, 1928 = Mytella speciosa

Tomlin, 1928. unknown publication: ??.

= Mytella speciosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mytella speciosa (Reeve, 1857) — WoRMS, 2011

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