Global InformationRocellaria stimpsonii information
| Rocellaria stimpsonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Gastrochaenida |
| Superfamily: | Gastrochaenoidea |
| Family: | Gastrochaenidae |
| Genus: | Rocellaria |
| Species: | R. stimpsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861[1]
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Rocellaria stimpsonii, common name the Stimpson chimney clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Gastrochaenidae. This species can be found in the Gulf of Mexico.
This small species bores into calcareous surfaces, including the shells of other bivalves. The clam forms a living space which is lined with calcium carbonate and is shaped like a bottle,[2] hence the common name "chimney clam".
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Huber, M. (2014). Rocellaria stimpsonii Tryon, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505251 on 2014-05-16
- ^ The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum website, shells, Family Gastrochaenidae, Rocellaria stimpsonii (Tryon, 1861), [1] accessed 2014-5-16