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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida

genus Araripenaia da Silva, Varejão, Matos, Rodrigues, Fürsich, Skawina, Schneider, Warren, Assine & Simões, 2020: species

1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics

Included Species

Araripenaia elliptica da Silva, Varejão, Matos, Rodrigues, Fürsich, Skawina, Schneider, Warren, Assine & Simões, 2020 (Cretaceous)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Cretaceous, Brazil

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