''Meiocardia'' is a genus 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 ...
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Species
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WoRMS classifies the following six species as belonging to ''Meiocardia'':
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Meiocardia cumingi''
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Meiocardia hawaiana''
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Meiocardia moltkiana''
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Meiocardia samarangiae''
* ''
Meiocardia sanguineomaculata''
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Meiocardia vulgaris
''Meiocardia delicata'' is a species of bivalve in the family Glossidae.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
File:Meiocardia vulgaris 01.jpg, Right valve
File:Meiocardia vulgaris 02.jpg, Left valve
Taxonomy
Lovell Augustus Reeve des ...
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Species formerly classified in this genus include:
* ''
Glossocardia agassizii''
References
Further reading
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Glossidae
Bivalve genera
Taxa named by Henry Adams (zoologist)
Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist)
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