Arcinella cornuta

Arcinella cornuta, or the spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and Texas.[1]

Arcinella cornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Chamoidea
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Arcinella
Species:
A. cornuta
Binomial name
Arcinella cornuta
(Conrad, 1866)

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. 55.


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