Eucrassatella speciosa

Eucrassatella speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Eucrassatella
Species: E. speciosa
Binomial name
Eucrassatella speciosa
(A. Adams, 1852)

Eucrassatella speciosa, or Gibbs' clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Crassatellidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 42.


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