Cuspidaria elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superfamily: Cuspidarioidea
Family: Cuspidariidae
Genus: Cuspidaria
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cuspidaria elegans
(Hinds, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neaera elegans Hinds, 1843
  • Neaera moluccana Adams & Reeve, 1850

Cuspidaria elegans is a species of bivalves in the family Cuspidariidae. It is found at 100–200 m (330–660 ft) in sand and mud. It is reported in Indonesia, the Philippines, the South China Sea (the Xisha Islands), Taiwan and the Beibu Gulf.[2] Its Chinese common name is 华美杓蛤, which translates as "colorful scoop clam".

References

  1. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher. RB Hinds, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1843
  2. A Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China. F.R. Bernard, Ying-Ya Cai and Brian Morton - 1993 (Link to Google Books)
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