Phlyctiderma semiasperum
Appearance
Phlyctiderma semiasperum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Ungulinoidea |
Family: | Ungulinidae |
Genus: | Phlyctiderma |
Species: | P. semiasperum
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Binomial name | |
Phlyctiderma semiasperum (Philippi, 1836)
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Phlyctiderma semiasperum , or the pimpled diplodon,[2][3] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae.[1][4] It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies,[2] and in the Gulf of Mexico.[1] The shell diameter can reach 1.3 cm (0.51 in).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Phlyctiderma semiasperum (R. A. Philippi, 1836)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 46.
- ^ "Pimpled Diplodon". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Phlyctiderma semiasperum" in SeaLifeBase. December 2024 version.