Solemya borealis
Solemya borealis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Cryptodonta |
Order: | Solemyoida |
Family: | Solemyidae |
Genus: | Solemya |
Species: | S. borealis |
Binomial name | |
Solemya borealis Lamarck, 1818 | |
Solemya borealis, Common name the Boreal awning clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solemyidae the awning clams. This species is found along the northeastern coast of North America, from Nova Scotia to Connecticut.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 1.
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