''Hysteroconcha lupanaria'' is a

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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, bival ...

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Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are e ...

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Description

The shell of this species is unusual in that it has a double series of long, curved spines on the posterior slope of each valve. A closely related species which occurs in the Western Atlantic is '' Pitar dione''.

Distribution

This species is found in the

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References

* Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. * Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.

External links

Reeve, L. A. (1863-1864). Monograph of the genus Dione. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 14, pls. 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.

Hysteroconcha, lupanaria Bivalves described in 1831 Taxa named by René Lesson {{Veneridae-stub