Asaphis deflorata
Appearance
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Asaphis deflorata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Psammobiidae |
Genus: | Asaphis |
Species: | A. deflorata
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Binomial name | |
Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Asaphis deflorata is a species of bivalve in the family Psammobiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size ranges from 40 to 80 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This species is found in South-Eastern Florida, Central America, the Red Sea, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]
Habitat
[edit]On sand flats and around Mangrove roots.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.