Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve class, and mollusc phylum in the family Glycymerididae.[1]

Axinactis inaequalis
A view of a valve of Axinactis inaequalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Axinactis
Species:
A. inaequalis
Binomial name
Axinactis inaequalis
Synonyms
  • Pectunculus inaequalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Pectunculus assimilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Axinactis inaequalis

Description

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Shells of Axinactis inaequalis can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in), a height of about 44 millimetres (1.7 in) and a diameter of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Color may be white or pale brown, usually with transverse zigzag brown bands. These shells are inequilateral, with large ribs.[2]

Distribution

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This species can be found from the Gulf of California to Northern Peru, Panama, and Ecuador.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Axel A. Olsson Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific
  • 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.