Condylonucula maya

Condylonucula maya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculoida
Family: Nuculidae
Genus: Condylonucula
Species: C. maya
Binomial name
Condylonucula maya
D.R. Moore, 1977 [1]

Condylonucula maya is a microscopic species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk or micromollusk in the family Nuculidae, the nut clams. This species grows to a length of about 500 µm (0.020 in) and is believed to be the smallest living bivalve.[2] It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Mexico.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Huber, M. (2010). "Condylonucula maya D.R. Moore, 1977". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. Condylonucula maya Extreme bivalves. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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