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Globivenus rugatina

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Ventricolaria rugatina
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V. rugatina
Binomial name
Ventricolaria rugatina
(Heilprin, 1887)

Ventricolaria rugatina, or the queen venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]

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. 61.