Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Glycymerididae family, order Arcida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Tucetona pectinata, the comb bittersweet, is a bivalve mollusc found from North Carolina to the West Indies on the Atlantic coast of North America.

Genus
Tucetona
Order
Arcida
Class
Bivalvia

About Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)

Tucetona pectinata, commonly known as the comb bittersweet, is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Glycymerididae. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from North Carolina down to the West Indies.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Arcida Glycymerididae Tucetona

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