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Euvola

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Euvola
Temporal range: Eocene–recent, 48.6–0 Ma[1]
Euvola ziczac
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Euvola
Dall, 1898

Euvola is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[2][3] In shells of this genus, one valve is flat, and the other is deeply cupped.

Species

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Extant species in the genus Euvola:[2]

A large number of species are only known from fossil record.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Euvola Dall 1898". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Euvola Dall, 1898". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 26–27.