Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Venerupis corrugata
Paphia pullastra
Pullet venus
pullet carpetclam
pullet carpet shell
corrugated venus
bara
barrul
dog cockle [Birsay]
horse-fish [Stronsay]
horso
husho
hussif [Sanday]
koofie
Collection ID:
Z555.1.203
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 4 specimens. All have both valves still attached at the hinge. Long and oval in shape, off white in colour and with clear concentric ridges and growth rings. Dark orange patches and markings on the external surface. This species burrows in sands and can be found from the lower shore to the shallow sublittoral.
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.192) |
