Globivenus rigida

Globivenus rigida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Globivenus
Species:	G. rigida
Binomial name
	Globivenus rigida; (Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms
	Antigona rugosa (Gmelin, 1792); Cytherea rigida (Dillwyn, 1817); Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817); Ventricolaria rigida subsp. rigida ; Venus pilula Reeve, 1863; Venus rigida Dillwyn, 1817; Venus rugosa Gmelin, 1791 ;

Globivenus rigida, or the rigid 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 southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil.^[2]

References edit

^ "Globivenus rigida". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ 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.

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[1] "Globivenus rigida". 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.

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