variable coquina

Donax variabilis, known by the common name coquina, is a species of small edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Donacidae, the bean clams. It is a warm water species which occurs in shallow water on sandy beaches on the east coast of the United States and is also plentiful in Mayaro, Trinidad as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Known as chip-chip in Trinidad and chipi-chipi in Venezuela.

Donax est un genre de mollusques bivalves, aussi appelés flions, haricots de mer, tellines ou blanchettes. Liste des espèces N. B.

La almeja frijol (Donax variabilis) pertenece a la clase Bivalvia de moluscos. Viven exclusivamente en medio acuático, con una forma corporal de simetría bilateral, comprimida lateralmente y una concha de dos valvas (bivalva) que, en general, es bastante grande para admitir al animal completo. Clasificación y descripción Es un molusco que pertenece a la clase Bivalvia; orden Veneroida (Cardiida); familia Donacidae.