Fragum nivale is a species of cockle in the family Cardiidae,[1] that lives in the Western Indian Ocean, in benthic environments.[2] It has a body length of 1.2 cm, and the embryos are developed into a swimming trochophore larvae, that resemble an immature clam.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Fragum |
| Species: | F. nivale
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| Binomial name | |
| Fragum nivale Reeve, 1845
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Fragum nivale (Reeve, 1845)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ a b "Fragum nivale". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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