Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected from West Scotland. Length = 17mm.
Palliolum tigerinum
<em>Camptonectus triradiatus</em> (Müller 1776)
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected from West Scotland. Length = 17mm.
Palliolum tigerinum
Distribution and status
FrequentDistributed from northern Norway to the Iberian Peninsula
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on sandy mud or gravel where it filter feeds phytoplankton.
Key identification features
- Ventral half of the shell is semicircular
- The shell sculpture is generally smooth but can display radiating ribs
- Anterior ear is three times as long as posterior
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000176951]
Sort order
9660
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
Strong shell up to 2.5cm in length. The colour is variable including white, yellow, cream, brown or purple in vaious patterns. The sculpture is very variable. Early in life there are no ribs but can develop up to thirty later on and can can also develop to different extents.