Atlantic Macoma

Macoma petalum

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae

Limecola balthica, commonly called the Baltic macoma, Baltic clam or Baltic tellin, is a small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae (the macomas and tellins). Appearance The shells are smooth, relatively flat, oval or somewhat trigonal in shape, and less than 30 mm (1. 2 in) long.

Distribution

Atlantic Macoma — (c) Matthew Gerke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 149Canada · 85

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Matthew Gerke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLimecola balthica, Wikipedia contributors

Atlantic Macoma

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