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Ascetoaxinus quatsinoensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Order
  
Lucinoida

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

Superfamily
  
Thyasiroidea

Scientific name
  
Ascetoaxinus quatsinoensis

Ascetoaxinus quatsinoensis is a species of saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Thyasiridae. The shell of this species is unusual in that it has a lunule with scalloped edges.

The species was first described by Graham Oliver of the National Museum of Wales and Melissa Frey, curator of invertebrates at the Royal BC Museum.

The type specimen acquired by the Royal BC Museum was collected from Quatsino Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

References

Ascetoaxinus quatsinoensis Wikipedia