Polymesoda caroliniana
| Polymesoda caroliniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Corbiculidae |
| Genus: | Polymesoda |
| Species: | P. caroliniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) | |
Polymesoda caroliniana, or the Carolina marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Corbiculidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Texas.[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. 40.
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