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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Species Page:

Stout Tagelus

(Lightfoot, 1786)

Tagelus plebeius

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Cardiida

Family:

Solecurtidae

Image Voucher:

ANSP 52814

Shell Information

Length (mm): 118.5

N/A

Chirality:

Description:

Info

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Massachusetts to Florida

0 to 10 meters

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157001 on 2021-06-10

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