Tagelus subteres
| Tagelus subteres | |
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| A view of a valve of Tagelus subteres | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: | Tagelus |
| Species: | T. subteres |
| Binomial name | |
| Tagelus subteres (Conrad, 1837) | |
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Tagelus subteres, common name lesser tagelus, is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks belonging to the family Pharidae. [1]
Description
Shells of Tagelus subteres can reach a length of 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[2][3] These small and compact shells shows violet rays and a dark periostracum. [4]
Distribution
This species can be found in the East Pacific. [5]
References
- ↑ WoRMS
- ↑ Sol Felty Light, James T. Carlton The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon
- ↑ Bigai.world
- ↑ Josiah Keep West Coast Shells
- ↑ Sealife Base
- Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp.
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