Summary ³

Cyrtopleura costata or the angel wing clam is a bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae. It is found in shallow parts of the north west Atlantic living in the seabed where it burrows through sand and mud to a depth of up to 3 feet (0.91 m).

Distribution ⁴

Rare North of Virginia. Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Flickr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/13808562394_f8bdfb1996_o.jpg
2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Cyrtopleura%20costata%20(L.,%201758)
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtopleura_costata
4. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/28469966

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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