Arcinella arcinella
| Arcinella arcinella | |
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| Shell of Arcinella arcinella from Florida at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Chamidae |
| Genus: | Arcinella |
| Species: | A. arcinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Arcinella arcinella (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
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Arcinella arcinella, or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. [1]
Description
Arcinella arcinella has a shell reaching a size of about 55 mm. The shells of this common Caribbean species are pale brown in color with rows of pronounced nodules. The interior is white. These molluscs are suspension filter feeders.
Distribution
This species can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America. It is present at a depth from 2 to 73 m.
References
- ↑ 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.