''Mulinia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized saltwater and estuarine clams,

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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 ...

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Mactridae Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Description These clams have two short siphons, each with a horny sheath. The shell is shaped like a rounded- ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Mulinia'' include: * ''

Mulinia cleryana ''Mulinia cleryana'' is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the wor ...

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Mulinia coloradoensis ''Mulinia coloradoensis'' is the junior synonym of ''Mulinia modesta'', a species of clam endemic to the northern and central Gulf of California. The clam is known to live in both brackish and fully marine habitats. It is a shallow-water filter ...

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Mulinia lateralis ''Mulinia lateralis'', the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description ''Mulinia lateralis'' has a some ...

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References

Mactridae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub