| Plicatula gibbosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Family: | Plicatulidae |
| Genus: | Plicatula |
| Species: | P. gibbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 |
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Plicatula gibbosa, or the Atlantic kitten's paw, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Plicatulidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]