Tivela byronensis

Tivela byronensis is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae. It was initially described by John Edward Gray in 1838 as Trigona byronensis.^[1][2] It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Brazil and Peru.^[3][4]

Tivela byronensis
Several specimens of Tivela byronensis collected in Guatemala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Tivela
Species:	T. byronensis
Binomial name
Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838)
Synonyms
Trigona byronensis J. E. Gray, 1838

Description

Tivela byronensis has a cordate trigonal, ventricose shell. It is white with interrupted brown rays and zig-zag brown lines on the slope. Its lunule is white and the interior of the shell is white with purple umbones.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Tivela byronensis' distribution area extends from both Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, Central America and parts of South America.^[3] This species lives on sandy beaches and sandy mud seabeds in the intertidal and sublittoral zones.^[4]