Ventricolaria rigida

Ventricolaria rigida, or the rigid 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 southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil.[1]

Ventricolaria rigida
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V. rigida
Binomial name
Ventricolaria rigida
(Dillwyn, 1817)

References

  1. 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.
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