Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot), 1786 is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot), 1786

Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot), 1786

Macrocallista nimbosa is a species ranging from 65 to 95 mm as adults, found along the North American Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Texas.

Family
Genus
Macrocallista
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot), 1786

Scientific name: Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot), 1786

Description. Adult individuals of this species reach a size between 65 mm and 95 mm. It is distributed along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from North Carolina to Texas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Venerida Veneridae Macrocallista

More from Veneridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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