Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Zirfaea crispata
Zirfaea crispata
Oval piddock
great piddock
Atlantic great piddock
Collection ID:
Z555.1.220
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 8 specimens. 3 have both valves still attached at the hinge. 3 rights, 2 lefts. This box contains a number of specimens of Zirfaea crispata but also several specimens of Venerupis corrugata. There is also a 2 pieces of soft rock in the box with the bore holes of this species displayed.
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) |
