Thyasira gouldi
Thyasira gouldi, common name the Northern hatchet-shell, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Thyasiridae.
| Thyasira gouldi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Lucinida |
| Superfamily: | Thyasiroidea |
| Family: | Thyasiridae |
| Genus: | Thyasira |
| Species: | T. gouldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyasira gouldi (Philippi, 1845) | |
This species has been fully protected since 1992 in the United Kingdom under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.[1]
References
- Protection for wild animals on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. website accessed 7 August 2009.
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