Periglypta listeri
Periglypta listeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Periglypta |
Species: | P. listeri
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Binomial name | |
Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838)
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Periglypta listeri, or the princess 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 southern Florida 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. 60-61.
Categories:
- Veneridae
- Bivalves described in 1838
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Veneridae stubs