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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Talochlamys pusio
Chlamys distorta
Hunchback scallop
humpback scallop
The distorted scallop
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.157
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 3 specimens. All have both valves, 2 still attached, 1 separated. They range in colour from white to oranges and pinks and have varying patters of lines and dots.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.197)