Chlamys varia var. nivea

Species

Photographer / copyright holder

Graham D Saunders

30 month old shell from spat sample which had 47% coloured examples

note that white shells have a higher mortailty rate

Distribution and status

The map provided here shows the distribution of the species based on Conchological Society data.

Taxon version key

[NBNSYS0000180398]

Sort order

9630

Taxonomic group

Marine bivalve

The accepted name for this species is currently, Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825).