Spiny Jewel Box
Arcinella cornuta
Summary 7
Arcinella cornuta, or the spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and Texas.
Habitat 8
Depth range based on 36 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 28 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 4.5 - 58.5
Temperature range (°C): 23.342 - 27.026
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 1.819
Salinity (PPS): 35.785 - 36.277
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.478 - 4.876
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.229
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 2.075
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 4.5 - 58.5
Temperature range (°C): 23.342 - 27.026
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 1.819
Salinity (PPS): 35.785 - 36.277
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.478 - 4.876
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.094 - 0.229
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 2.075
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Sources and Credits
- (c) Bernadette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bernadette
- (c) 2011 Marlo F. Krisberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=389791&one=T
- (c) 2011 Marlo F. Krisberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=389788&one=T
- (c) 2011 Marlo F. Krisberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=389790&one=T
- (c) 2011 Marlo F. Krisberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=389792&one=T
- (c) 2011 Marlo F. Krisberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=389793&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcinella_cornuta
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/17327562
