Inside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Noram Coll from Oban. Length = 16mm.
Modiolula phaseolina
<em>Modiolula phaseolina</em> (Philippi, 1844)
Inside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Noram Coll from Oban. Length = 16mm.
Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Noram Coll from Oban. Length = 16mm.
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Noram Coll from Oban. Length = 16mm.
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Noram Coll from Oban. Length = 16mm.
Modiolula phaseolina
Distribution and status
CommonDistributed from the Baltic south to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Ecology and behaviour
Burrows creating a nest of byssus threads which tangle gravel and other detritus. Filter feeds phytoplanton.
Key identification features
- Series of round teeth on the hinge creating a small crenulated area
- Periostracum has spines which are not serrated
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000176494]
Sort order
9330
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
Fragile shell up to 2cm in length. The beaks are a short distance from the anterior end of the shell. It is yellow tinged with purple on the outside and pale purple on the inside. The surface is sculptured with fine concentric lines.