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(Totten, 1834)
Gemma gemma
Amethyst Gem Clam
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Family:
Veneridae
ANSP 480864, ANSP 110313
Shell Information
Length (mm): 5
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Nova Scotia to the Guld of Mexico
Depth (m):
0 to 11 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Shallow water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156803 on 2021-06-10
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
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