Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Dosinia lupinus
Dosinia lupinus
Smooth dosinia
smooth artemis
culyick
Collection ID:
Z555.1.197
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens, all with both valves still attached. Subcircular in shape with many clean, well defined concentric growth lines. Interior and exterior surfaces are white and glossy. This species burrows deep into soft sediments such as sand, silts or gravel and can be found on lower shore and in the sublittoral zone.
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.187) |
