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Macoma

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Macoma
Macoma secta, the white-sand macoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Macoma
Leach, 1819
Species

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Macoma is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.[1][2]

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included as accepted names within the genus Macoma:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014).Macoma Leach, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-11-01
  2. ^ ITIS report: Macoma genus