Pseudochama cristella
Appearance
Pseudochama cristella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Chamoidea |
Family: | Chamidae |
Genus: | Pseudochama |
Species: | P. cristella
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Binomial name | |
Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819)
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Pseudochama cristella, or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 54.
- ^ P. cristella at WoRMS