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Spisula solida
| Description | The surf clam (Spisula solida) is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalve mollusc, commonly found in the waters surrounding Great Britain. Up to 5 centimetres (2.0Â in) long, it is like many clams a sediment-burrowing filter feeder. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spisula_solida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula solida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Spisula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Stevige Strandschelp, Dickwandige Trogmuschel, Ovale Trogmuschel, Almeja Blanca, Ameixa Branca, Amêijoa Branca, Bar Clam, Clica, Cloïssa Blanca, Cornicha, Dickschalige Trogmuschel, Feste Trogmuschel, Mactre Solide, Ou Blanc, Solid Surf Clam, Spisule Solide, Spisule épaisse, Surf Clam, Thick Surfclam, Thick Trough Shell, Txirla Zuria, Tykskallet Trugmusling, Vinohammassimpukka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spisula_solida |
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References
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Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
