Diplodonta verrilli

Diplodonta verrilli, or Verrill's diplodon, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts to North Carolina.[1]

Diplodonta verrilli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Ungulinoidea
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Diplodonta
Species:
D. verrilli
Binomial name
Diplodonta verrilli
(Dall, 1900)

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. 46.


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