Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Parvicardium scabrum
Cardium scabrum
The knotted cockle
Collection ID:
Z555.1.195
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 13 specimens. 9 have both valves still connected. 2 right valves and 2 left valves though it's difficult to say if any of them came from the same animal. Small, broadly oval with clear radiating ribs and a small number of concentric ribs. Off white or pinkish in colour. This species is widespread in the shallow sublittoral zone. Shares a storage box with Cardium minimum.
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.187) |