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Lyonsia floridana Conrad, 1849

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  order Anomalodesmata »  family Lyonsiidae »  genus Lyonsia

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Lyonsia floridana

Author: Mikkelsen & Bieler

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Description

Elongated oval, posteriorly narrowly rostrate, anteriorly inflated, thin-walled, translucent pearly, with numerous raised radial striae; interior margin smooth. Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Central America, South America (Colombia). Length 7 mm (to 16 mm).
Mikkelsen, P.M. & Bieler, R., 2003. Seashells of Southern Florida. Living Marine Mollusks of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Regions: Bivalves.
Author: Jan Delsing

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