Pitar albidus

Pitar albidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Subfamily:	Callocardiinae
Genus:	Pitar
Species:	P. albidus
Binomial name
Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Venus albida Gmelin, 1791

Pitar albidus, or the white venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the coast of the West Indies.[2]

References

1. "Pitar albidus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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. 68.