Axinactis inaequalis is a species of bivalve class, and mollusc phylum in the family Glycymerididae.[1]
Description
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
This species can be found from the Gulf of California to Northern Peru, Panama, and Ecuador.[2]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ 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.