Arcinella arcinella

Arcinella arcinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Arcinella
Species: A. arcinella
Binomial name
Arcinella arcinella
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Arcinella arcinella, or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 55.