Kittenpaw Shells
Plicatula
The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws. These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family is monotypic, having a single genus, with seven species.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Atlantic Kitten's Paw
speciesPlicatula gibbosa
Plicatula regularis
speciesPlicatula regularis
Plicatula australis
speciesPlicatula australis
Plicate Kitten's Paw
speciesPlicatula plicata
Plicatula spondylopsis
speciesPlicatula spondylopsis
Plicatula penicillata
speciesPlicatula penicillata
Plicatula pernula
speciesPlicatula pernula
Plicatula squamosissima
speciesPlicatula squamosissima
Plicatula angolensis
speciesPlicatula angolensis
Plicatula miskito
speciesPlicatula miskito
Plicatula complanata
speciesPlicatula complanata
Plicatula novaezelandiae
speciesPlicatula novaezelandiae
Plicatula horrida
speciesPlicatula horrida
Plicatula muricata
speciesPlicatula muricata
Plicatula dubia
speciesPlicatula dubia
Plicatula anomioides
speciesPlicatula anomioides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 196295.