Larkinia grandis, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Pteriomorphia
Ordo: Arcida
Superfamilia: Arcoidea
Familia: Arcidae
Genus: Larkinia
Larkinia grandis is a genus of saltwater clams in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.
Description
Shell of Larkinia grandis can reach a diameter of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) and a height of about 9.6 centimetres (3.8 in). These shells are white, with 26 ribs and a dark, smooth periostracum.[2]
Distribution
This species is present in the North Pacific Ocean (Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Gulf of California).[3]
References
"ITIS Standard Report Page: Anadara grandis". itis.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
Angeline Myra Keen Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru Stanford University Press, 1971, s. 1064. ISBN 9780804707367.
"Larkinia grandis (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829) -- Discover Life mobile". discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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