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Mulinia Sapotilla
''Mulinia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized saltwater and estuarine clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mactridae. Species Species within the genus ''Mulinia'' include: * '' Mulinia cleryana'' * '' Mulinia coloradoensis'' – the Colorado Delta clam * '' Mulinia edulis'' * ''Mulinia lateralis ''Mulinia lateralis'', the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description ''Mulinia lateralis'' has a some ...'' * '' Mulinia pallida'' References Mactridae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine (ocean)
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided."Ocean." ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, |
Bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. Some bivalves, such as the scallops and file shells, can swim. The shipworms bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. The shell of a bivalve is composed of calc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mactridae
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida. Description These clams have two short siphons, each with a horny sheath. The shell is shaped like a rounded-cornered equilateral triangle and there is a slight gape at the posterior. Each valve bears two cardinal teeth with four lateral teeth on the right valve and two on the left. The foot is white and wedge-shaped. They mostly inhabit the neritic zone. Ecology Trough shells burrow in sand or fine gravel and never in muddy substrates. Genera According to the World Register of Marine Species (2012), this family contains 37 genera: * '' Anatina'' Schumacher, 1817 * '' Austromactra'' Iredale, 1930 * '' Barymactra'' Cossmann in Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909 * '' Coelomactra'' Dall, 1895 * ''Crassula'' Marwick, 1948 * '' Cyclomactra'' Dall, 1895 * '' Darina'' Gray, 1853 * '' Diaphoromactra'' Iredale, 1930 * '' Eastonia'' Gray, 1853 * '' Harvella'' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulinia Cleryana
''Mulinia cleryana'' is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ... as far south as Brazil. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3012656 Mactridae Bivalves described in 1846 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulinia Coloradoensis
''Mulinia coloradoensis'' is the junior synonym of ''Mulinia modesta'', a species of clam endemic to the northern and central Gulf of California. The clam is known to live in both brackish and fully marine habitats. It is a shallow-water filter feeder that prefers mud-sand bottoms. Conservation history Prior to the diversion of water upstream in the Colorado River, this species might have been the most common mollusc in the Colorado River delta, in the extreme northwestern region of the northern Gulf of California. It has been estimated to have constituted 80-90% of the clams throughout the delta and was so abundant that heaps of the shells formed ridges that stretched for miles. The density of ''Mulinia modesta'' has estimated to have been reduced from 25 to 50 per m2 to three per m2. It has been hypothesized that the increase in salinity of the water and decrease of nutrient input from the river as a result of diversion and use of water led to the decline of the clam in the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Delta
The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River flows into the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez) in eastern Mexicali Municipality in the north of the state of Baja California in northwesternmost Mexico. The delta is part of a larger geologic region called the Salton Sink, Salton Trough. Historically, the interaction of the river's flow and the ocean's tide created a dynamic environment, supporting freshwater, Brackish water, brackish, and saltwater species. Within the river delta, delta region, the river split into multiple braided channels and formed a complex estuary and terrestrial ecosystems. The use of water upstream and the accompanying reduction of freshwater flow has resulted in the loss of most of the wetlands of the area, as well as drastic changes to the aquatic ecosystems. However, a scheme is currently in place which aims to rejuvenate the wetlands by releasing a pulse of water down the river delta. Natural history Until the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulinia Edulis
''Mulinia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized saltwater and estuarine clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mactridae. Species Species within the genus ''Mulinia'' include: * ''Mulinia cleryana'' * ''Mulinia coloradoensis'' – the Colorado Delta clam * '' Mulinia edulis'' * ''Mulinia lateralis ''Mulinia lateralis'', the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description ''Mulinia lateralis'' has a some ...'' * '' Mulinia pallida'' References Mactridae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulinia Lateralis
''Mulinia lateralis'', the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description ''Mulinia lateralis'' has a somewhat inflated triangular shell, with valves that are thin but not brittle. The shell reaches 15 mm in adult size. The anterior end of the shell is rounded, but the posterior end has a distinctive radial ridge giving it an angular look. The outer surface is white or yellowish and somewhat glossy, covered with fine concentric sculpturing. The beaks are prominent and are slightly angled towards the anterior end. The hinge has a small chondrophore, and the ligament joining the valves is internal. The inner surface of the valves is glossy white. Distribution ''Mulinia lateralis'' is found on the eastern coasts of North America from the north-eastern United States (New Jersey) southwards to Mexico. It lives shallowly buried in sand or mud o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulinia Pallida
''Mulinia'' is a genus of small to medium-sized saltwater and estuarine clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mactridae. Species Species within the genus ''Mulinia'' include: * ''Mulinia cleryana'' * ''Mulinia coloradoensis'' – the Colorado Delta clam * ''Mulinia edulis'' * ''Mulinia lateralis ''Mulinia lateralis'', the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description ''Mulinia lateralis'' has a some ...'' * '' Mulinia pallida'' References Mactridae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
