Diplodonta punctata
Diplodonta punctata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | Ungulinidae |
Genus: | Diplodonta |
Species: | D. punctata
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Binomial name | |
Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822)
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Diplodonta punctata, or the Atlantic diplodon, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Bermuda.[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. 46.
Categories:
- Ungulinidae
- Bivalves described in 1822
- Bivalve stubs