Glycymeris pectinata
Glycymeris pectinata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Glycymerididae |
Genus: | Glycymeris |
Species: | G. pectinata
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Binomial name | |
Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)
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Glycymeris pectinata, or the comb bittersweet, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[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. 13.
Categories:
- Glycymeris
- Bivalves described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Bivalve stubs