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1295:Wikidata
1240:PLoS ONE
1168:19:37–66
606:Synonyms
595:Cossmann
591:Typhinae
576:Cossmann
522:Cossmann
357:bivalves
311:aperture
260:mollusks
227:See text
203:Family:
157:Mollusca
153:Phylum:
147:Animalia
133:Domain:
1519:6421717
1408:2304120
1301:Q927389
1166:Novapex
629:Drupina
299:varices
275:species
183:Order:
163:Class:
1516:uBio:
1496:426502
1480:NZOR:
1434:106541
1395:1MUREF
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597:, 1903
578:, 1903
547:, 1888
524:, 1903
497:, 1815
470:, 1925
468:Thiele
463:, 1859
400:Aptian
359:, and
254:marine
243:family
214:, 1815
1527:WoRMS
1509:61223
1473:39476
1447:73236
1429:IRMNG
1421:50766
1369:7NJW5
461:Chenu
330:varix
303:whorl
295:spire
283:shell
1468:NCBI
1442:ITIS
1403:GBIF
1390:EPPO
1382:2461
1351:BOLD
1229:ISBN
1182:ISBN
1149:ISBN
35:Preęž’
1532:148
1455:NBN
1377:EoL
1364:CoL
1356:600
1338:AFD
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