Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Goodallia triangularis
Astarte triangularis
Triangular astarte
tiny astarte
Collection ID:
Z555.1.152
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 16 specimens. 14 have both valves attached at the hinge, 1 right and 1 left valve, possibly from the same animal given the size and colour. This shell is very small, thin and translucent. Pale yellow in colour and rounded triangular in shape. Can be found in sand and fine gravels at a depth of 100m.
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.183) |
