Pitar morrhuanus

Pitar morrhuanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Pitar
Species: P. morrhuanus
Binomial name
Pitar morrhuanus
(Linsley, 1848)

Pitar morrhuanus, or the false quahog, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island to North Carolina.[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. 69.


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