Globivenus rugatina

Globivenus rugatina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Globivenus
Species:	G. rugatina
Binomial name
Globivenus rugatina (Heilprin, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
Antigona rugatina (Heilprin, 1886) Ventricolaria rugatina (Heilprin, 1886) Venus rugatina Heilprin, 1886

Globivenus rugatina, or the queen Venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[2]

References

1. "Globivenus rugatina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 61.