Kalolophus speciosus

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Kalolophus speciosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Kalolophus
Species:
K. speciosus
Binomial name
Kalolophus speciosus
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassatella antillarum var. floridanaDall, 1881
  • Crassatella gibbesiiTuomey & Holmes, 1856
  • Crassatella speciosaA. Adams, 1854 (original combination)
  • Eucrassatella speciosa(A. Adams, 1854)

Kalolophus speciosus, or Gibbs' clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Crassatellidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. [2]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Kalolophus speciosus (A. Adams, 1854)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 31 October 2021.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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. 42.