Biology:Barnea similis
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Barnea similis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Pholadoidea |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Barnea |
| Species: | B. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Barnea similis (Gray, 1835)
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Barnea similis, a rock borer or piddock, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.
| left|Barnea similis inside view, showing a shelly projection near the hinge |
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-85467-054-8
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
Wikidata ☰ Q4861474 entry
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