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Pseudochama cristella

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Pseudochama cristella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Chamoidea
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Pseudochama
Species:
P. cristella
Binomial name
Pseudochama cristella
(Lamarck, 1819)

Pseudochama cristella, or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies.[1][2]

References

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  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. 54.
  2. ^ P. cristella at WoRMS