Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Spisula elliptica
Spisula elliptica
Elliptical trough shell
elliptical surfclam
elliptic trough shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.221
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 10 specimens. 5 have both valves still attached at the hinge and 5 individual right valves. Elongated-oval in shape, thin and brittle. Off white in colour with visible concentric striae as well as defined growth lines. Can be found off shore until depths of approx. 100m in soft materials.
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.190) |
