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:
Z555.1.92
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens. 3 left valves and 2 right valves. 2 of the lefts and 2 of the rights match together and were likely once from the same animal. Range of sizes from 2 large valves, 1 mid sized valve and 2 relatively small valves.
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.164) |
