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Stimpson Chimney Clam

Rocellaria stimpsonii

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) rbbirdss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 2, June 3, July 1, August 3, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 2.
United States112
Alabama22
North Carolina4
South Carolina3

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
OrderGastrochaenida
FamilyGastrochaenidae
GenusRocellaria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Stimpson Chimney Clam with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.