Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861 is a animal in the Gastrochaenidae family, order Gastrochaenida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861 (Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861)
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Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861

Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861

Rocellaria stimpsonii is a bivalve with a maximum 18 mm white, translucent, thin delicate shell with a large anterior gape.

Genus
Rocellaria
Order
Gastrochaenida
Class
Bivalvia

About Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861

Scientific name: Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861. Description: The shell of this bivalve species reaches a maximum size of 18 mm, which equals 0.71 inches. Its shell valves are white, translucent, thin and delicate. The valves have a large gape located at the front end, towards the animal’s dorsal surface.

Photo: (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Gastrochaenida Gastrochaenidae Rocellaria

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

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