Axinactis inaequalis

Axinactis inaequalis
A view of a valve of Axinactis inaequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcoida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Axinactis
Species: A. inaequalis
Binomial name
Axinactis inaequalis
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Pectunculus inaequalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Pectunculus assimilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae.[1]

Axinactis inaequalis

Description

Shells of Axinactis inaequalis can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in), an height of about 44 millimetres (1.7 in) and a diameter of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Color may be white or pale brown, usually with transverse zigzag brown bands. These shells are inequilateral, with large ribs.[2]

Distribution

This species is present from Gulf of California to Northern Peru, Panama and Ecuador.[2]

References


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