Pitar fulminatus

Pitar fulminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Subfamily:	Callocardiinae
Genus:	Pitar
Species:	P. fulminatus
Binomial name
	Pitar fulminatus; (Menke, 1828)
Synonyms
	Cytherea fulminata Menke, 1828 ; Cytherea penistoni Heilprin, 1890 ; Cytherea rubiginosa Philippi, 1845 ; Cytherea varians Hanley, 1844 ; Venus holosericea Gmelin, 1791 ;

Pitar fulminatus, commonly known as the lightning venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil and Bermuda.^[2]

References

^ "Pitar fulminatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.

[1] "Pitar fulminatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[2] Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.

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