Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 28mm.
Spisula subtruncata
<em>Spisula subtruncata</em> (da Costa, 1778)
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 28mm.
Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Inside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Inside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Hinge detail of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Hinge detail of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Hinge detail of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Steve Wilkinson from Strangford Lough. Length = 27mm.
Spisula subtruncata
Distribution and status
CommonDistributed from the Norwegian Sea to the Oberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Ecology and behaviour
Burrows in sand or muddy sand often in large numbers. It feeds by filtering phytoplankton.
Key identification features
- Cardinal teeth in left valve form a 'V' shaped projection which almost reaches the lower line of the hinge plate
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000178118]
Sort order
10420
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
Solid shell up to about 2.5cm in length. The outside is dirty white in colour; the inside is white. The surface is sculptured with obvious concentric ridges and grooves.