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Globivenus rugatina

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(Redirected from Ventricolaria rugatina) Species of bivalve

Globivenus rugatina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Globivenus
Species: G. rugatina
Binomial name
Globivenus rugatina
(Heilprin, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Antigona rugatina (Heilprin, 1886)
  • Ventricolaria rugatina (Heilprin, 1886)
  • Venus rugatina Heilprin, 1886

Globivenus rugatina, or the queen Venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.

References

  1. "Globivenus rugatina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  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. 61.
Taxon identifiers
Globivenus rugatina


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