Axinactis inaequalis

Axinactis inaequalis
A view of a valve of Axinactis inaequalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Arcida
Family:	Glycymerididae
Genus:	Axinactis
Species:	A. inaequalis
Binomial name
Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Synonyms
Pectunculus inaequalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Pectunculus assimilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve class, and mollusc phylum in the family Glycymerididae.[1]

Axinactis inaequalis

Description

Shells of Axinactis inaequalis can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in), a height of about 44 millimetres (1.7 in) and a diameter of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Color may be white or pale brown, usually with transverse zigzag brown bands. These shells are inequilateral, with large ribs.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found from the Gulf of California to Northern Peru, Panama, and Ecuador.[2]

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
2. Axel A. Olsson Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific

• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.