Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Clavagellidae | Phylum Mollusca Order Pholadomyoida Rank Genus | |
Similar Clavagellidae, Anomalodesmata, Gastrochaena, Poromya granulata, Periplomatidae | ||
Clavagella is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Clavagellidae.
Fossil species
The genus is also represented in the fossil record.
C. elegans is from the Campanian-Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of Tinrhert in the Sahara province of Algeria. The type specimen (number MNHN.F.R53841) is kept at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
References
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