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Flexuose Cleftclam

Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu 1803)

Comprehensive Description

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Outside - white; Periostracum inconspicuous.; Inside - white
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Arctic Ocean Diversity
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Andrey Voronkov

Habitat

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Infaunal; On silty and sandy sediments; Sublitoral mainly; Widespread boreal-arctic
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Arctic Ocean Diversity
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Andrey Voronkov

Life Cycle

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Large eggs inside of sticky membrane; Direct development in protective capsule; Emergence as a benthic juvenile
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Arctic Ocean Diversity
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Andrey Voronkov

Distribution

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Greenland to off North Carolina; Bering Sea to off San Diego, California

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]

Habitat

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bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]