Aulacomya capensis is a species of bivalve in the family Mytilidae.https://www.marinespecies.org/molluscabase/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505961 The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1846 by Wilhelm Dunker.https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505961

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