Solemya velum
| Solemya velum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Cryptodonta |
| Order: | Solemyoida |
| Family: | Solemyidae |
| Genus: | Solemya |
| Species: | S. velum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solemya velum Say, 1822 | |
Solemya velum, common name the Atlantic awning clam, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solemyidae, the awning clams. This species is found along the eastern coast of North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida.[1]
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. 2.