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Eukaryota (domain)
Metazoa (kingdom)
Mollusca (phylum)
Bivalvia (class)
Pteriomorphia (subclass)
Veneroida (order)
Veneridae (family)
venus clams (common name)
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Macrocallista nimbosa (species)
Mercenaria mercenaria (species)
Meretrix (genus)
Tapes japonica (species)