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Polymesoda floridana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Cyrenoidea
Family:	Cyrenidae
Genus:	Polymesoda
Species:	P. floridana
Binomial name
Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms
List Cyclas maritima d'Orbigny, 1853 Cyrena colorata Prime, 1865 Cyrena cubensis Prime, 1860 Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846 Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851 Polymesoda maritima (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Polymesoda floridana, also known as the maritime marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenidae.

Distribution

It can be found off the Gulf of Mexico coast, ranging from Florida to Texas.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549663 on 2022-02-05
2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40.

• Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp.

External links

• Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264
• Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp.

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