Limopsis sulcata
Encyclopedia
Limopsis sulcata, or the sulcate limopsis, is a species of clam
in the family
Limopsidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts
to the West Indies.
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
in the family
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...
Limopsidae
Limopsidae
Limopsidae is a family of bivalves, related to the ark clams and bittersweets. This family contains about thirty species in seven genera.-Species:* Crenulilimopsis Kuroda & Habe, 1971* Cnisma Mayer, 1868* Empleconia Dall, 1908...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
to the West Indies.