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(Say, 1822)
Anadara transversa
Transverse Ark
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Arcida
Family:
Arcidae
ANSP 263934
Shell Information
Length (mm): 12-38
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to Texas
Depth (m):
0 to 11 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Shallow water with sand substrate
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Anadara transversa (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156734 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.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
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