Acesta sphoni

Author: (L. G. Hertlein, 1963)

Description

General: Ribbed shell. MBARI molecular analysis (2012) shows that specimens collected in the Gulf of California are A. sphoni.



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References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Coan, E.V., P. Valentich-Scott, and F.R. Bernard (2000). Bivalve Seashells of Western North America: Marine bivalve mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara, CA. 764 pp.

Walz, K.R., D.A. Clague, J.P. Barry, and R.C. Vrijenhoek (2014). First records and range extensions for two Acesta clam species (Bivalvia: Limidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Marine Biodiversity Records, 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267214000165

Citation: Acesta sphoni ((L. G. Hertlein, 1963)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Acesta%20sphoni. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-03-29.
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