Leptomactra curtidens Dall 1898 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Spisula (Hemimactra) curtidens

Synonym: Spisula (Hemimactra) chesapeakensis Glenn 1904

Belongs to Leptomactra according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Leptomactra delumbis, Leptomactra marylandica, Leptomactra valhosierr

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptomactra curtidens in the database

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