Axinactis inaequalis
Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae.[1]
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Axinactis inaequalis
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| A view of a valve of Axinactis inaequalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Glycymerididae |
| Genus: | Axinactis |
| Species: | A. inaequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) | |
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Description
Shells of Axinactis inaequalis can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in), a height of about 44 millimetres (1.7 in) and a diameter of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Color may be white or pale brown, usually with transverse zigzag brown bands. These shells are inequilateral, with large ribs.[2]
Distribution
This species is present from Gulf of California to Northern Peru, Panama and Ecuador.[2]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- Axel A. Olsson Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific
- Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
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