Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826) is a animal in the Carditidae family, order Carditida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)

Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)

Pleuromeris tridentata, the three-toothed cardita, is a North American Atlantic bivalve mollusc in the Carditidae family.

Family
Genus
Pleuromeris
Order
Carditida
Class
Bivalvia

About Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)

Pleuromeris tridentata, commonly called the three-toothed cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Carditidae. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from North Carolina to Florida.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Carditida Carditidae Pleuromeris

More from Carditidae

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

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