Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Mya arenaria
Mya arenaria
steamer clam
steamer
soft-shelled clam
softshell clam
softshell
Smooth butter clam
sand gaper
Manila clam
long necked clam
large-neck clam
horso
husho
hussif [Stronsay]
musk
skinny-breeks
Collection ID:
Z555.1.90
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 11 specimens, 6 still have both valves attached, 2 rights and 2 lefts are clearly from the same specimens and were once attached, and there is 1 individual left valve. This box also appears to contain fragments of preserved seaweed, one very small Peringia ulvae and one small Littorina obtusata.
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.181) |
