Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Venus casina
Venus casina
The pale venus
Collection ID:
Z555.1.199
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 3 specimens, all with both valves still attached at the hinge. Sub-circular, very thick and robust with very well defined concentric ribs. The internal surface is white and glossy with clear biological markers and the outer surface is white or off-white and matte. Lives in muddy substrates and can be found across the continental shelf.
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) |
