Cyrenoida floridana
Cyrenoida floridana, or the Florida marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenoididae. It can be found along Gulf of Mexico coast, ranging from Georgia to southern Florida.[1]
| Cyrenoida floridana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Cyrenoidea |
| Family: | Cyrenoididae |
| Genus: | Cyrenoida |
| Species: | C. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrenoida floridana (Dall, 1896) | |
References
- Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53.
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