Kalolophus speciosus (A.Adams, 1854) is a animal in the Crassatellidae family, order Carditida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Kalolophus speciosus (A.Adams, 1854)
Kalolophus speciosus, the beautiful crassatella or Gibbs' clam, is a Crassatellidae bivalve found from North Carolina to the West Indies on North America's Atlantic coast.
Kalolophus speciosus, which has the scientific name Kalolophus speciosus (A.Adams, 1854), is commonly called the beautiful crassatella or Gibbs' clam. It is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Crassatellidae. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its distribution extending from North Carolina to the West Indies.
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