Pitar fulminatus
Pitar fulminatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Pitar |
Species: | P. fulminatus
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Binomial name | |
Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Pitar fulminatus, or 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]
References[]
- ^ "Pitar fulminatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Pitar
- Bivalves described in 1828
- Veneridae stubs