Petricolaria dactylus

Petricolaria dactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Petricolaria
Species:
P. dactylus
Binomial name
Petricolaria dactylus
(Sowerby, 1823)
Synonyms

Petricola patagonica D'Orbingy, 1845

Petricolaria dactylus, common name petricola, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

Habitat and distribution

Petricolaria dactylus is a perforating species of substrates such as sandstone and stony bottoms. This species is native to the eastern coast of South America from Uruguay to the Patagonian Atlantic coast.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lejarraga, Reginaldo (2017) Caracoles de Monte Hermoso y Alrededores [Shells of Monte Hermoso and its Surroundings] {in Spanish} Self-published ISBN 9789874253354


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