Axinactis inaequalis explained

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, a height of about and a diameter of about . 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

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinactis inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). marinespecies.org. 2016-11-08.
2. Axel A. Olsson Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific