Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Lasaea rubra
Lasaea rubra
The ruddy lasaea
Collection ID:
Z555.1.153
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 7 specimens, 6 have both valves still attached and there is 1 individual left valve. When juvenile this shell is white and gains a red tinge as it ages. Oval in shape and very small with concentric striae. An intertidal species common on all British rocky shores.
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.173) |
