Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Spisula subtruncata
Spisula subtruncata
subtruncate surf clam
cut trough shell
cut surfclam
Collection ID:
Z555.1.218
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 4 specimens. 2 with both valves still connected at the hinge, 1 right and 1 left valve that fit together and we likely from the same animal. Sub-triangular, thick and off white in colour. These shells have very visible concentric ridges. The periostracum is a pale brown colour. Burrows into muddy or silty sand 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.190) |
