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  4. ›Autobranchia
  5. ›Heteroconchia
  6. ›Euheterodonta
  7. ›Imparidentia
  8. ›Venerids
  9. ›Veneroidea
  10. ›Venus Clams
  11. ›Callocardiinae
  12. ›Hysteroconcha
Royal Comb Venus
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Royal Comb Venus

Hysteroconcha dione

Pitar (Hysteroconcha) dione, or the elegant Venus clam, formerly known as Venus dione, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The shell is whitish pink, with a row of long curved spines on each valve.

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