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Globivenus rugatina

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Globivenus rugatina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Globivenus
Species:
G. rugatina
Binomial name
Globivenus rugatina
(Heilprin, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
  • Antigona rugatina (Heilprin, 1886)
  • Ventricolaria rugatina (Heilprin, 1886)
  • Venus rugatina Heilprin, 1886

Globivenus rugatina, or the queen Venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Globivenus rugatina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 61.