2 observations
Adacna vitrea
Adacna vitrea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Mollusca ›Class: Bivalvia ›Order: Cardiida ›Family: Cardiidae ›Genus: Adacna
About
Adacna vitrea is a brackish and freshwater cockle, a bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae. It has a variably shaped irregularly oval, thin, semitranslucent whitish and often partially pinkish or purple shell, up to 20–28 mm (0.79–1.10 in) in length, with flattened ribs. The species is widely distributed throughout the Caspian Sea where it lives at depths from 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft). A distinct form with somewhat more developed ribs and often a whitish...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Adacna vitrea is Adacna vitrea.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the class Bivalvia.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the order Cardiida.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the family Cardiidae.
- Adacna vitrea belongs to the genus Adacna.