Fragum nivale
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| Fragum nivale | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Fragum |
| Species: | F. nivale |
| Binomial name | |
| Fragum nivale Reeve, 1845 | |
Fragum nivale is a species of cockle in the family Cardiidae,[1] that lives in the Western Indian Ocean, in benthic environments.[2] It has a body length of 1.2 cm, and the embryos are developed into a swimming trochophore larvae, that resemble an immature clam.[2]
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