Neotrigonia margaritacea

Neotrigonia margaritacea
A whole shell of Neotrigonia margaritacea with the valves separated. The right valve is on the left.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Trigoniida
Family: Trigoniidae
Genus: Neotrigonia
Species:
N. margaritacea
Binomial name
Neotrigonia margaritacea
(Lamarck, 1804)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Trigonia antarctica Péron & Lesueur, 1807
  • Trigonia margaritacea Lamarck, 1804
  • Trigonia nobilis A. Adams, 1854
  • Trigonia pectinata Lamarck, 1819

Neotrigonia margaritacea, common name the pearly brooch-shell, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Trigoniidae. This species is known from sandy substrates in shallow seas in southeastern and southwestern Australia. This species was the first member of the family to be discovered alive; previous to its discovery, trigoniids were only known from fossils.

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G.; Huber, M. (2014). "Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-25.