Macoma Constricta
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''Austromacoma constricta'' is a species of
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 ...
belonging to the family
Tellinidae The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sedime ...
. The species is found in both North and South America.


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Tellinidae Bivalves described in 1792 Bivalves of North America {{Bivalve-stub