Biology:Pratulum

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Pratulum
Temporal range: Eocene to Recent
Pratulum pulchellum.JPG
Pratulum pulchellum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Pratulum
Iredale, 1924
Species

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Pratulum is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.

Distribution

This genus is endemic to Australia and New Zealand.

Species in the genus Pratulum

  • Pratulum catinus (P. A. Maxwell, 1992) †
  • Pratulum finlayi (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) †
  • Pratulum marwicki (Beu & P. A. Maxwell, 1990) †
  • Pratulum modicum (Marwick, 1944) †
  • Pratulum occidentale Poutiers, 2017
  • Pratulum pulchellum (Gray, 1843)
  • Pratulum quinarium (Marwick, 1944) †
  • Pratulum semitectum (Marwick, 1926) †
  • Pratulum thetidis (Hedley, 1902)

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q680310 entry