Kalolophus speciosus

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Kalolophus speciosus
Eucrassatella speciosa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Kalolophus
Species:
K. speciosus
Binomial name
Kalolophus speciosus
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • A. Adams, 1854 (original combination) Dall, 1881
  • (A. Adams, 1854) Crassatella gibbesii
  • Crassatella antillarum var. floridana Tuomey & Holmes, 1856
  • Crassatella speciosa Eucrassatella speciosa

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]

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.

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