Trigonulina ornata, commonly known as the "'Ornate verticord",[1] is a carnivorous bivalve in the family Verticordiidae.[1] It is native to coastal waters throughout the western Atlantic Ocean at depths of 18-850 meters below the surface.[1][2] It has 8-11 prominent ribs on its surface[3] and can be a maximum of 5.6 millimeters in size, though on average ranges from 1-3.6 millimeters.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Family: | Verticordiidae |
| Genus: | Trigonulina |
| Species: | T. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonulina ornata (d'Orbigny, 1853)
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References
edit- ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b Morton, Brian; Machado, Fabrizio Marcondes; Passos, Flávio Dias (2019-12-01). "The anatomy of the miniature predator Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853 (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Verticordiidae) from continental shelf waters off Brazil". Marine Biodiversity. 49 (6): 2901–2916. Bibcode:2019MarBd..49.2901M. doi:10.1007/s12526-019-01017-y. ISSN 1867-1624. S2CID 208020640.
- ^ Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.; Sciences, Connecticut Academy of Arts and (1878). Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 5. New Haven: Published by the Academy.
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