Biology:Pitar fulminatus
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Pitar fulminatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Subfamily: | Callocardiinae |
| Genus: | Pitar |
| Species: | P. fulminatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
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Pitar fulminatus, commonly known as the lightning venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil and Bermuda.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pitar fulminatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420952.
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.
Wikidata ☰ Q3013041 entry
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