Solemya occidentalis

Solemya occidentalis , the West Indian awning clam, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solemyidae. This species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to the West Indies.[1]

Solemya occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Solemyida
Family: Solemyidae
Genus: Solemya
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Solemya occidentalis
(Deshayes, 1857)

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. 1.
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