Tivela byronensis

Tivela byronensis
Several specimens of Tivela byronensis collected in Guatemala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Tivela
Species:	T. byronensis
Binomial name
Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)
Synonyms
Trigona byronensis J. E. Gray, 1838

Tivela byronensis is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae. It was initially described by John Edward Gray in 1838 as Trigona byronensis.[1][2] It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Brazil and Peru.[3][4]

Description

Tivela byronensis has a cordate trigonal, ventricose shell. It is white with interrupted brown rays and zig-zag brown lines on the slope. Its lunule is white and the interior of the shell is white with purple umbones.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Tivela byronensis' distribution area extends from both Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, Central America and parts of South America.[3] This species lives on sandy beaches and sandy mud seabeds in the intertidal and sublittoral zones.[4]

References

1. "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". Molluscabase. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
2. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
3. "Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
4. Paredes, Carlos; Cardoso, Franz; Santamaría, José; Esplana y Lesly Llaja, Jhonatan (2016). "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Peru". Revista Peruana de Biologia. 23 (2): 127–150. doi:10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
5. The Analyst. Vol. 8. London. 1838. p. 304.