Plicatula gibbosa

Plicatula gibbosa, commonly known as the Atlantic kitten's paw, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Plicatulidae.

Plicatula gibbosa
Museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Superfamily:	Plicatuloidea
Family:	Plicatulidae
Genus:	Plicatula
Species:	P. gibbosa
Binomial name
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
Synonyms
List Plicatula barbadensis d'Orbigny, 1846 Plicatula caribbeana Weisbord, 1964 Plicatula cristata Lamarck, 1819 Plicatula mesembrina Dall, 1925 Plicatula ramosa Lamarck, 1819 Plicatula reniformis Lamarck, 1819 Plicatula spondyloidea Meuschen Arango & Molina, 1878 Plicatula venezuelana Weisbord, 1964 Plicatula vexillata Guppy, 1874

Description

The size of the shell attains 38.6 mm.

Left valve

Distribution

It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.^[1]