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Poromya Clams
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Poromya Clams

Poromyidae

Poromyidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata. The genus Dilemma, described in 2008, is remarkable for being a predator of copepods, which is very unusual for a sessile mollusc.

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5 branches of this family, most-observed first

Poromya

genusPoromya

Cetomya

genusCetomya

Dermatomya

genusDermatomya

Lissomya

genusLissomya

Dilemma

genusDilemma

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