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Royal Comb Venus

Hysteroconcha dione

Classification

Family
Veneridae

Hysteroconcha dione or the elegant Venus clam, formerly known as Venus dione, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The shell is whitish pink, with a row of long curved spines on each valve. The species was named in Systema Naturae in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 33Mexico · 1