Globivenus rigida

Globivenus rigida, or the rigid Venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil.[2]

Globivenus rigida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Globivenus
Species:
G. rigida
Binomial name
Globivenus rigida
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]
  • Antigona rugosa (Gmelin, 1792)
  • Cytherea rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Ventricolaria rigida subsp. rigida
  • Venus pilula Reeve, 1863
  • Venus rigida Dillwyn, 1817
  • Venus rugosa Gmelin, 1791

References
  1. "Globivenus rigida". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 61.


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