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338 family routes 35,017 source records 412 review packets 0 model unlocks
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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Unionidae Unionidae

2,351 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 10 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Pectinidae Pectinidae

1,990 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 8 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Cardiidae Cardiidae

1,898 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 8 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Veneridae Veneridae

1,865 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 8 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilida > Mytilidae Mytilidae

1,152 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 5 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Lucinida > Lucinidae Lucinidae

1,055 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 5 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Tellinidae Tellinidae

887 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 4 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Arcidae Arcidae

815 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 4 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Carditida > Carditidae Carditidae

760 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 4 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Trigoniidae Trigoniidae

666 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Limida > Limidae Limidae

663 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Nuculanida > Nuculanidae Nuculanidae

595 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Sphaeriida > Sphaeriidae Sphaeriidae

583 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Galeommatida > Lasaeidae Lasaeidae

573 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Nuculida > Nuculidae Nuculidae

565 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Cyrenidae Cyrenidae

548 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Ostreidae Ostreidae

515 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 3 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Mactridae Mactridae

426 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Corbulidae Corbulidae

419 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Carditida > Astartidae Astartidae

375 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Dreissenidae Dreissenidae

357 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Carditida > Crassatellidae Crassatellidae

351 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Glycymerididae Glycymerididae

341 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Inoceramidae Inoceramidae

321 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Cuspidariidae Cuspidariidae

319 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Aviculopectinidae Aviculopectinidae

308 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Propeamussiidae Propeamussiidae

263 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae Semelidae

259 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 2 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Myophoriidae Myophoriidae

247 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Nuculanida > Malletiidae Malletiidae

239 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Nuculanida > Yoldiidae Yoldiidae

239 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Pholadomyidae Pholadomyidae

231 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Pterotrigoniidae Pterotrigoniidae

224 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Spondylidae Spondylidae

216 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Lucinida > Thyasiridae Thyasiridae

211 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Bakevelliidae Bakevelliidae

202 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Galeommatida > Galeommatidae Galeommatidae

200 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Ungulinidae Ungulinidae

194 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Gryphaeidae Gryphaeidae

189 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Pinnidae Pinnidae

187 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Psammobiidae Psammobiidae

184 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Anomiidae Anomiidae

181 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Modiomorphida > Modiomorphidae Modiomorphidae

177 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Donacidae Donacidae

175 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Limopsidae Limopsidae

172 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Pteriidae Pteriidae

169 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Ambonychiidae Ambonychiidae

168 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Pseudocardiniidae Pseudocardiniidae

168 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Hyriidae Hyriidae

161 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Vesicomyidae Vesicomyidae

160 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Naiaditidae Naiaditidae

159 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Kalenteridae Kalenteridae

153 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Prokopievskiidae Prokopievskiidae

153 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Philobryidae Philobryidae

149 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Pholadidae Pholadidae

149 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Actinodontida > Palaeomutelidae Palaeomutelidae

148 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Sanguinolitidae Sanguinolitidae

148 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Halobiidae Halobiidae

144 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Thraciidae Thraciidae

144 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Parallelodontidae Parallelodontidae

143 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Myophorellidae Myophorellidae

138 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Myalinidae Myalinidae

134 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Sphaeriida > Neomiodontidae Neomiodontidae

129 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Chamidae Chamidae

128 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Schizodidae Schizodidae

126 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Teredinidae Teredinidae

126 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Plicatulidae Plicatulidae

123 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Hippuritida > Radiolitidae Radiolitidae

123 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Adapedonta > Solenidae Solenidae

121 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Cucullaeidae Cucullaeidae

120 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Monotidae Monotidae

119 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Megalodontida > Megalodontidae Megalodontidae

117 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Arcida > Noetiidae Noetiidae

114 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Vaugoniidae Vaugoniidae

114 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Buchiidae Buchiidae

113 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Myidae Myidae

110 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Pterineidae Pterineidae

107 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Margaritiferidae Margaritiferidae

101 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Adapedonta > Pharidae Pharidae

99 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > unknown unknown

97 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Solemyida > Ctenodontidae Ctenodontidae

95 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Adapedonta > Edmondiidae Edmondiidae

95 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Adapedonta > Hiatellidae Hiatellidae

95 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myalinida > Kolymiidae Kolymiidae

87 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Solemyida > Solemyidae Solemyidae

85 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Verticordiidae Verticordiidae

85 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Mycetopodidae Mycetopodidae

84 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Rutitrigoniidae Rutitrigoniidae

83 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Arcticidae Arcticidae

81 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Pterinopectinidae Pterinopectinidae

81 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Iridinidae Iridinidae

79 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Megatrigoniidae Megatrigoniidae

78 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Daonellidae Daonellidae

77 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Pseudohyriidae Pseudohyriidae

77 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Poromyidae Poromyidae

76 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Glossidae Glossidae

75 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Galeommatida > Basterotiidae Basterotiidae

71 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Solecurtidae Solecurtidae

71 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cyrtodontida > Cyrtodontidae Cyrtodontidae

70 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Isognomonidae Isognomonidae

70 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Periplomatidae Periplomatidae

69 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Carditida > Condylocardiidae Condylocardiidae

66 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Myida > Xylophagaidae Xylophagaidae

66 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Gastrochaenida > Gastrochaenidae Gastrochaenidae

65 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Pandoridae Pandoridae

62 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Entoliidae Entoliidae

60 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Laternulidae Laternulidae

60 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreida > Posidoniidae Posidoniidae

60 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Anthracosiidae Anthracosiidae

59 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Neoleptonidae Neoleptonidae

59 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Dimyidae Dimyidae

56 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Megadesmidae Megadesmidae

56 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Trigonioididae Trigonioididae

56 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > unknown unknown

56 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pectinida > Deltopectinidae Deltopectinidae

55 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Nuculanida > Neilonellidae Neilonellidae

55 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Ferganoconchidae Ferganoconchidae

54 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Trigoniida > Trigonodidae Trigonodidae

54 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > unknown > Lyonsiellidae Lyonsiellidae

53 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Mesodesmatidae Mesodesmatidae

53 accepted Animalia species records in the source queue; 1 review packet(s).

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Order shelf Venerida

34 family route(s), 4,136 source records.

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Order shelf Pectinida

34 family route(s), 3,914 source records.

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Order shelf Cardiida

18 family route(s), 3,719 source records.

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Order shelf Unionida

14 family route(s), 2,817 source records.

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Order shelf Trigoniida

28 family route(s), 2,280 source records.

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Order shelf Ostreida

26 family route(s), 1,939 source records.

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Order shelf Arcida

10 family route(s), 1,894 source records.

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Order shelf unknown

45 family route(s), 1,780 source records.

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Order shelf Carditida

8 family route(s), 1,631 source records.

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Order shelf Myida

9 family route(s), 1,298 source records.

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Order shelf Lucinida

4 family route(s), 1,281 source records.

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Order shelf Nuculanida

14 family route(s), 1,233 source records.

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Order shelf Mytilida

3 family route(s), 1,161 source records.

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Order shelf Myalinida

14 family route(s), 1,146 source records.

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Order shelf Galeommatida

4 family route(s), 845 source records.

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Order shelf Sphaeriida

5 family route(s), 776 source records.

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Order shelf Limida

1 family route(s), 663 source records.

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Order shelf Nuculida

5 family route(s), 613 source records.

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Order shelf Hippuritida

17 family route(s), 451 source records.

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Order shelf Adapedonta

5 family route(s), 412 source records.

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Order shelf Solemyida

4 family route(s), 228 source records.

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Order shelf Actinodontida

7 family route(s), 193 source records.

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Order shelf Modiomorphida

4 family route(s), 191 source records.

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Order shelf Megalodontida

9 family route(s), 182 source records.

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