compressed clam

Mesodesma arctatum

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mesodesmatidae

The white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name commemorates French ornithologist Côme-Damien Degland.

Distribution

compressed clam — (c) Ali Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ali Campbell · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 121United States of America · 106

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Ali Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ali Campbell · CC-BY DescriptionWhite-winged scoter, Wikipedia contributors

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