Arcinella arcinella

Arcinella arcinella
Shell of Arcinella arcinella from Florida at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Chamidae
Genus:	Arcinella
Species:	A. arcinella
Binomial name
Arcinella arcinella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Arcinella spinosaSchumacher, 1817 Chama arcinellaLinnaeus, 1767 Chama bonanniHanley, 1885 Echinochama arcinella(Linnaeus, 1767)

Arcinella arcinella, or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, spiny jewel box clam, or spiny jewel box, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Arcinella arcinella has a shell reaching a size of about 55 mm. The shells of this common Caribbean species are pale brown to yellowish white in color with about 20 rows of spines. The interior is white. These molluscs are suspension filter feeders.

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve

Distribution

This species can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America. It is present at a depth from 2 to 73 m.

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. 55.
2. 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. (2023). "Arcinella arcinella (Linnaeus, 1767)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

• Encyclopedia of life
• Malacolog