Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Cochlodesma praetenue
Cochlodesma praetenue
European spoon clam
The thin lantern shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.222
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 8 specimens. 6 right valves and 2 left valves. Oval shaped and very thin. White in colour with clear, fine, concentric striae. Several of the specimens have small bore holes in them, perhaps from a predatory species. Found in mixed sandy substrates in the lower intertidal 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.190) |
