Papyridea soleniformis

Papyridea soleniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Papyridea
Species: P. soleniformis
Binomial name
Papyridea soleniformis
(Bruguiere, 1789)

Papyridea soleniformis, or the spiny paper cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. 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. 59.
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