Plicatulidae

Plicatulidae is a family of bivalves, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.^[1] They are related to oysters and scallops. It in monotypic, having a single genus. There are seven species in this family.

Description

Plicatulidae species are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. typically they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular.

Taxonomy

• Plicatula Lamarck, 1801
  • Plicatula australis Lamarck, 1819
  • Plicatula chinensis Mörch, 1853
  • Plicatula complanata
  • Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 — Atlantic kitten's paw
  • Plicatula miskito Petuch, 1998
  • Plicatula muricata
  • Plicatula plicata Linnaeus, 1758

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