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Phlyctiderma verrilli

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Phlyctiderma verrilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Ungulinoidea
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Phlyctiderma
Species:
P. verrilli
Binomial name
Phlyctiderma verrilli
(Dall, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Diplodonta turgida A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1881
  • Diplodonta verrilli Dall, 1899
  • Sphaerella verrilli (Dall, 1899)
  • Timothynus verrilli (Dall, 1899)

Phlyctiderma verrilli, Verrill's diplodon[1][2] or inflated diplodon,[3] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae.[1] It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts to North Carolina[2] and Gulf of Mexico.[1] The shell diameter can reach 2 cm (0.79 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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 verrilli (Dall, 1899)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Diplodonta verrilli" in SeaLifeBase. December 2024 version.