Striarca lactea
Distribution and status
OccasionalDistributed from the English Channel south to the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Ecology and behaviour
Lives attached by byssus threads amongst rocks or crevices.
Key identification features
- Ventral margin of the shell has no gape
- All teeth on the hinge plate are a similar size
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000178200]
Sort order
9250
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
Soid shell up to 2cm in length. It is yellow white in colour obscured by brown periostracum. The inside of the shell is white. The surface of the shell is sculptured with radiating ribs and ridges which gives rise to a reticulate appearance in the middle of the valves.