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Polymesoda caroliniana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Cyrenoidea
Family:	Cyrenidae
Genus:	Polymesoda
Species:	P. caroliniana
Binomial name
Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)

Polymesoda caroliniana, also known as the Carolina marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Texas.

References

1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40.

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