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snails, clams, squids and octopodes

Local animals in this group:

zebra mussel

See also

Find Dreissenidae information at Animal Diversity Web

Dreissenidae

Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
- Phylum Mollusca (snails, clams, squids and octopodes)
  - Class Bivalvia (bivalves and clams)
    - Order Veneroida
      - Family Dreissenidae
        
        Species Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

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