Alternate Dipperclam Cardiomya alternata

Classification

Cuspidariidae [family]

Cardiomya [genus] (3)

alternata [species]

Classification

Cuspidariidae [family]

Cardiomya [genus] (3)

alternata [species]

Names

English name	Alternate Dipperclam
Valid name	Cardiomya alternata (d'Orbigny, 1846)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Mollusca [phylum] Molluscs
  - Bivalvia [class] Bivalves
    - Heterodonta [subclass]
      - Anomalodesmata [order]
        
        Cuspidarioidea [superfamily]
        
        Cuspidariidae [family]
        
        Cardiomya Adams, 1864 [genus]
        
        Cardiomya alternata (d'Orbigny, 1846) [species] Alternate Dipperclam