Barbatia candida
| Barbatia candida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Barbatia |
| Species: | B. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1771) | |
Barbatia candida, or the White-bearded ark clam, is a clam in the family Arcidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas, including the West Indies.[1]
Note: WORMS does not accept this classification. The new classification is Cucullaerca candida (Hebling, 1779)
References
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 8.