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:
Z555.1.89
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 1 specimen, Not in box, loose in drawer. Only the right valve. Fairly large, grey with concentric ridges. Oval in shape with an inequilateral umbo. Can be found in sand, usually mixed with silts at around 20m, very common in estuaries and often live in large communities.
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) |
