Ctena orbiculata

Ctena orbiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Ctena
Species: C. orbiculata
Binomial name
Ctena orbiculata
(Montagu, 1808)
Synonyms

Codakia orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)
Venus orbiculata Montagu, 1808

Ctena orbiculata, or the dwarf tiger lucine, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Lucinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]

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. 52.
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