Petricolaria dactylus
Petricolaria dactylus, common name petricola, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
| Petricolaria dactylus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Petricolaria |
| Species: | P. dactylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petricolaria dactylus (Sowerby, 1823) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petricola patagonica D'Orbingy, 1845 | |
Habitat and distribution
Petricolaria dactylus is a perforating species of substrates such as sandstone and stony bottoms. This species is native to the eastern coast of South America from Uruguay to the Patagonian Atlantic coast.[1]
References
- Lejarraga, Reginaldo (2017) Caracoles de Monte Hermoso y Alrededores [Shells of Monte Hermoso and its Surroundings] {in Spanish} Self-published ISBN 9789874253354
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