Eucrassatella speciosa
Encyclopedia
Eucrassatella speciosa, or Gibbs' clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family
Crassatellidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina
to the West Indies.
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...
Crassatellidae
Crassatellidae
Crassatellidae is a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Veneroida.-Genera and species:* Crassatella Lamarck, 1799** Crassatella ponderosa Gmelin, 1791* Crassinella Guppy, 1874** Crassinella dupliniana...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
to the West Indies.