Biology:Pitar albidus

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Pitar albidus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Callocardiinae
Genus: Pitar
Species:
P. albidus
Binomial name
Pitar albidus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Venus albida Gmelin, 1791

Pitar albidus, or the white venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies.[2]

References

  1. "Pitar albidus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420948. 
  2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 68.

Wikidata ☰ Q3012771 entry