Thyasira trisinuata
Thyasira trisinuata, common name the "Atlantic cleft clam", is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Thyasiridae. This species is found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[1]
| Thyasira trisinuata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Lucinida |
| Superfamily: | Thyasiroidea |
| Family: | Thyasiridae |
| Genus: | Thyasira |
| Species: | T. trisinuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyasira trisinuata (Orbigny, 1842) | |
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. 47.
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