Golden Carpet Shell

Polititapes aureus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae

Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae. The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean. Synonyms Description These are moderately convex valves with colore pale yellow, white or chestnut with broken zigzag lines, or dark-chestnut patches.

Distribution

Mariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

PhotoMariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY DescriptionPolititapes aureus, Wikipedia contributors

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