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Bivalvia | Anomalodesmata | Thracioidea

family LATERNULIDAE Hedley, 1918 (1840): synonymy

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Synonyms

LATERNULIDAE Hedley, 1918

Hedley, 1918. J. and Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W. 51 (suppl.): M12.
Type genus: Laternula Röding, 1798 = Laternula

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