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Cross-hatched Lucine

Divalinga quadrisulcata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 17, February 20, March 19, April 30, May 30, June 18, July 15, August 14, September 18, October 18, November 14, December 16.
United States1,375
North Carolina229
South Carolina209
Virginia55
Georgia43
Brazil40
New Jersey35
Massachusetts22
Mexico18
Quintana Roo18

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderLucinida
FamilyLucine Clams · Lucinidae
GenusDivalinga

Sources

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Practise Cross-hatched Lucine with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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