Codakia punctata

Codakia punctata, common name the punctate codakia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lucinidae.

Codakia punctata
Valve of Codakia punctata on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Codakia
Species:
C. punctata
Binomial name
Codakia punctata

This species is found along the coast of Queensland, north Western Australia and Thailand. The shell can reach a size of about 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[1][2][3]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Claudio Galli WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  3. Clade.ansp
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