Kalolophus speciosus

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Kalolophus speciosus
File:Eucrassatella speciosa.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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,[1] also known as the beautiful crassatella[2] or Gibbs' clam,[3] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Crassatellidae.[1] It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. (2024). "Kalolophus speciosus (A. Adams, 1854)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Eucrassatella speciosa" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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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