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Clavagellidae is a family of very unusual marine bivalves of the Pholadomyoida order. The tiny bivalve creates a calcareous tube with the embryonic valves attached to its outer surface. At the base is a perforated, raised disc, fringed with small tubes, which is normally buried in sand while the other end protrudes above it. The life history of these strange warm-water molluscs is almost completely unknown.
Genera and species
- Genus Penicillus Fleming, 1948
- Penicillus capitatus Lamarck, 1813
- Penicillus penis Linnaeus, 1758
- Penicillus pyriformis
- Penicillus radix Gray, 1858
- Penicillus strangulatus Chenu, 1843
- Penicillus vaginiferus Lamarck, 1818
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References
- "Penicillus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- S Peter Dance, Shells Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London 1992 ISBN 0-86318-811-7