Biology:Polymesoda maritima

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Short description: Species of bivalve


Polymesoda maritima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Polymesoda
Species:
P. maritima
Binomial name
Polymesoda maritima
(Orbigny, 1842)

Polymesoda maritima, or the maritime marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenidae. It can be found along the Gulf of Mexico coast, ranging from Florida to Texas .[1]

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40.

Wikidata ☰ Q3014723 entry