Macrocallista nimbosa
Macrocallista nimbosa, or the sunray venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Macrocallista |
Species: | M. nimbosa |
Binomial name | |
Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
Description
Adult size ranges from 65 mm. to 90 mm.
Fossil specimen from the Pleistocene
- Right valve
- Left valve
Distribution
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas.[1]
References
- Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 70.
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