Spheniopsis
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| Spheniopsis | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Spheniopsidae |
| Genus: | Spheniopsis F. Sandberger, 1861 |
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Spheniopsis is a genus of bivalves in the family Spheniopsidae which currently consists of five species.[1] Species such as S. brasiliensis live in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at depths of 17–148 meters.[2] Bivalves in this genus are part of the order Anomalodesmata, also known as septibranchs, which are carnivorous clams.[2]