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Plicatula gibbosa

Plicatula gibbosa

Lamarck, 1801
Pata De Gato
Family: Plicatulidae
Order: Ostreoida
Class: Bivalvia
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
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Plicatula gibbosa, commonly known as the Atlantic kitten´s paw, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Plicatulidae.

 The shell attains a maximum size of .

Distribution: It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.

Source: Wikipedia, article Plicatula gibbosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 590716
 Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/30/2024
Lucas Rubio


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
210237830/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya Waikiki, Mar del PlataLucas Rubio
78705222/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Plicatula gibbosa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.