Biology:Axinactis inaequalis
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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| A view of a valve of Axinactis inaequalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Glycymerididae |
| Genus: | Axinactis |
| Species: | A. inaequalis
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| Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
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Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve class, and mollusc phylum in the family Glycymerididae.[1]
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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 can be found from the 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. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=504487. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q13432550 entry
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