Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Thyasira flexuosa
Thyasira flexuosa
Wavy hatchet-shell
wavy hatchetclam
flexuose cleftclam
Collection ID:
Z555.1.145
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 7 specimens. 3 left hinges and 3 right hinges and 1 broken to the point where identifying the sides without moving it is difficult. The shells are small, white and fan shaped. They are widely distributed into the intertidal zone and the continental shelf in muddy sands to approx. 150m depth.
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.180) |
