''Cyprina ligeriensis'' is an extinct
species of saltwater clam, a
fossil marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusc in the family
Arcticidae
The Arcticidae are a family of marine clams in the order Venerida. The only living species in the family is ''Arctica islandica''. There are also many fossil species classified in a number of genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank ...
. This species was described by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1843.
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Arcticidae
Prehistoric bivalves
Fossil taxa described in 1843
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