Pitar fulminatus

Pitar fulminatus, commonly known as the lightning 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 North Carolina to Brazil and Bermuda.[2]

Pitar fulminatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Callocardiinae
Genus: Pitar
Species:
P. fulminatus
Binomial name
Pitar fulminatus
(Menke, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cytherea fulminata Menke, 1828
  • Cytherea penistoni Heilprin, 1890
  • Cytherea rubiginosa Philippi, 1845
  • Cytherea varians Hanley, 1844
  • Venus holosericea Gmelin, 1791

References
  1. "Pitar fulminatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  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. 69.


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