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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyrtopleura costata
Angelwing
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Myida
Family:
Pholadidae
ANSP 399651
Shell Information
Length (mm): 178
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico
Depth (m):
0 to 49 meters
Diet:
Habitat:
Shallow water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156840 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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