Solemya velum

Solemya velum
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

  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. 2.