Donax variabilis
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Donax variabilis, known by the common name coquina, is a species of small edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Donacidae, the bean clams. It is a warm water species which occurs in shallow water on sandy beaches on the east coast of the United States.
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Donax variabilis | |
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Donax variabilis shells showing some color variation | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Donacidae |
Genus: | Donax |
Species: | D. variabilis |
Binomial name | |
Donax variabilis Say, 1822 | |
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