Plicatula gibbosa

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Plicatula gibbosa
Plicatula gibbosa (MNHN-IM-2000-33995) 002.jpeg
Museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Plicatuloidea
Family: Plicatulidae
Genus: Plicatula
Species:
P. gibbosa
Binomial name
Plicatula gibbosa
Lamarck, 1801
Synonyms
List
  • Plicatula barbadensisd'Orbigny, 1846
  • Plicatula caribbeanaWeisbord, 1964
  • Plicatula cristataLamarck, 1819
  • Plicatula mesembrinaDall, 1925
  • Plicatula ramosaLamarck, 1819
  • Plicatula reniformisLamarck, 1819
  • Plicatula spondyloideaMeuschen Arango & Molina, 1878
  • Plicatula venezuelanaWeisbord, 1964
  • Plicatula vexillataGuppy, 1874

Plicatula gibbosa, commonly known as the Atlantic kitten's paw, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Plicatulidae.

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Description

The size of the shell attains 38.6 mm.

Distribution

It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. [1]

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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. 34.