Diplodonta punctata
| Diplodonta punctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Ungulinoidea |
| Family: | Ungulinidae |
| Genus: | Diplodonta |
| Species: | D. punctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822)
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| Synonyms | |
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Amphidesma punctata Say, 1822 | |
Diplodonta punctata, or the Atlantic diplodon, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae.[1][2][3] It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Bermuda,[3] and south to Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.[1] The shell length can reach 1.9 cm (0.75 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Diplodonta punctata" in SeaLifeBase. December 2024 version.
- ^ a b Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 46.
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