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Huxleyia habooba

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Order
  
Solemyoida

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Cryptodonta

Family
  
Nucinellidae

Huxleyia habooba is a species of small, monomyarian, nuculoid bivalve. It was first found at a depth of 84 metres (276 ft) in the Arabian Sea. It is suspected of benefiting from chemosymbiosis with sulphur-oxidizing bacteria.

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Huxleyia habooba Wikipedia