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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Species Page:

Royal Comb Venus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Hysteroconcha dione

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Venerida

Family:

Veneridae

Image Voucher:

ANSP 399520

Shell Information

N/A

Chirality:

Description:

Info

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Southern Florida to Caribbean Sea

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hysteroconcha dione (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507709 on 2022-12-11\

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Malacology

Royal Comb Venus

Image Voucher:

ANSP 399520

Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 04/18/2024