Diplodonta semiaspera , or the pimpled diplodon, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies.[1]

Diplodonta semiaspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Ungulinoidea
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Diplodonta
Species:
D. semiaspera
Binomial name
Diplodonta semiaspera
(Philippi, 1836)

References

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  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 46.