Periglypta listeri

Periglypta listeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Periglypta
Species: P. listeri
Binomial name
Periglypta listeri
(Gray, 1838)

Periglypta listeri, or the Princess 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 southern Florida to the West Indies.[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. 60-61.
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