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Plicatulidae

The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws. These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family has a single living genus, Plicatula, with a second, Harpax known from fossils.

Description
Plicatulidae 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. ==Life cycle==
Life cycle
Plicatulidae members start off in the larval stage. ==Genera and species==
Genera and species
All taxa marked † are extinct. • Harpax Parkinson, 1811 • Plicatula Lamarck, 1801 • † Pseudoplacunopsis Bittner, 1895 • Plicastulostrea onca: synonym of Plicatula australis Lamarck, 1819 (type by original designation); a species from Thailand ;Synonyms: • Plicatulostrea Simone & Amaral, 2008: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801 • Spiniplicata [sic]: synonym of Spiniplicatula Habe, 1977: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801 (misspelling) • Spiniplicatula Habe, 1977: synonym of Plicatula Lamarck, 1801 ==References==
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