Biology:Tivela byronensis
| Tivela byronensis | |
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| Several specimens of Tivela byronensis collected in Guatemala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Tivela |
| Species: | T. byronensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trigona byronensis J. E. Gray, 1838 | |
Tivela byronensis is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae. It was initially described by John Edward Gray in 1838 as Trigona byronensis.[1][2] It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Brazil and Peru.[3][4]
Description
Tivela byronensis has a cordate trigonal, ventricose shell. It is white with interrupted brown rays and zig-zag brown lines on the slope. Its lunule is white and the interior of the shell is white with purple umbones.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Tivela byronensis' distribution area extends from both Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, Central America and parts of South America.[3] This species lives on sandy beaches and sandy mud seabeds in the intertidal and sublittoral zones.[4]
References
- ↑ "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". Molluscabase. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507955.
- ↑ "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507955.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/6524024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paredes, Carlos; Cardoso, Franz; Santamaría, José; Esplana y Lesly Llaja, Jhonatan (2016). "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Peru". Revista Peruana de Biologia 23 (2): 127–150. doi:10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307135073. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ The Analyst. 8. London. 1838. p. 304. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52401.
Wikidata ☰ Q14494754 entry
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