Macrocallista nimbosa
| Macrocallista nimbosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Macrocallista |
| Species: | M. nimbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) | |
Macrocallista nimbosa, or the sunray venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.
Description
Adult size ranges from 65 mm. to 95 mm.
Extant specimen
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Fossil specimen from the Pleistocene
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Distribution
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Macrocallista nimbosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 70.