Solemya occidentalis
| Solemya occidentalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Bivalvia | 
| Order: | Solemyida | 
| Family: | Solemyidae | 
| Genus: | Solemya | 
| Species: | S. occidentalis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Solemya occidentalis (Deshayes, 1857) | |
Solemya occidentalis , the West Indian awning clam, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solemyidae. This species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to the West Indies.[1]
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. 1.