| Citation | Abbott, R.T. and P.A. Morris, 2001 A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Ref. | 111227 Abbott, R.T. and P.A. Morris, 2001 |
| Page | 76 |
| Named Used as Valid | Mactra fragilis |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | North Carolina to Texas; West Indies. |