Plicatulidae

Kittenpaws
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreoida
Suborder:	Pectinoidao
Superfamily:	Plicatuloidea
Family:	Plicatulidae Wilson 1930
Genus:	Plicatula
Species
7, See text.

7, See text.

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.

Plicatulidae are small, with weakly shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular.

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