Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Pododesmus patelliformis
Monia patellifarmis
Ribbed saddle oyster
The ribbed scale oyster
Collection ID:
Z555.1.137
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 16 specimens. 3 specimens with both top and bottom valves still connected at the hinge. 12 top valves and 1 bottom valve. The top valve is fairly delicate but significantly sturdier than the bottom valve which is incredibly thin, translucent and fragile. Off grey in colour with a rough surface of semi visible ridges radiating from the hinge. Can be found in the intertidal zone and the sublittoral attached to rocks.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.180) |
