Collections

Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Solecurtus scopula
Solecurtus scopula
Short razor-shell
short razor clam
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.155
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 1 specimen, an individual left valve. Off-white in colour, long and oblong with distinct concentric growth lines as well as diagonal striae. Distribution is sporadic in the north and they are much more abundant in the south of Britain. They can be found deep in muddy shell gravels as they are burrowers.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall