Arcinella arcinella
Encyclopedia
Arcinella arcinella, or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family
Chamidae
. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Chamidae
Chamidae
Chamidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Veneroida.-Genera and species:*Arcinella Schumacher, 1817**Arcinella arcinella — spiny jewelbox...
. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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