Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Hemilepton nitidum
Lepton nitidum
Collection ID:
Z555.1.150
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 3 specimens, 2 have both valves still attached, 1 is a partial, possibly right valve due to the lack of strong cardinal tooth but that could have been lost in the breakage. Broadly round with a straight ventral margin. Off white in colour. Can be found in gravelly or stony sand between 15-165m deep.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
| Place | West Shore, Stromness |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.181) |
