Brittle shell up to about 8cm in length. Grey brown or pale brown in colour with darker radiating rays. The inside of the shell is pearly. The surface is sculptured with concentric scales which may be worn away to lines.
Key identification features
- Shell with two 'ears'
- One adductor muscle scar
Ecology and behaviour
Lives attached by byssus threads on muddy to gravelly bottoms.
Distribution and status
RareDistributed from Britain south to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean.