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Polymesoda floridana

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Polymesoda floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Polymesoda
Species:
P. floridana
Binomial name
Polymesoda floridana
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms
List
  • Cyclas maritima d'Orbigny, 1853
  • Cyrena colorata Prime, 1865
  • Cyrena cubensis Prime, 1860
  • Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846
  • Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851
  • Polymesoda maritima (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Polymesoda floridana, also known as the maritime marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenidae. [1]

Distribution

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It can be found off the Gulf of Mexico coast, ranging from Florida to Texas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549663 on 2022-02-05
  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. 40.
  • Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp.
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