Macrocallista nimbosa

Macrocallista nimbosa, or the sunray venus clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.

Description Adult size ranges from 65 mm. to 95 mm.

<div align=center> Extant specimen

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<div align=center> Fossil specimen from the Pleistocene

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Distribution Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 70.

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