Inside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Celia Paine from Claiggain. Length = 65mm.
Lutraria angustior
<em>Lutraria angustior</em> Philippi, 1844
Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Celia Paine from Claiggain. Length = 65mm.
Lutraria angustior
Distribution and status
Distributed from the English Channel south to the Mediterranean
Ecology and behaviour
Burrows in muddy sand or gravel where it filters phytoplankton.
Key identification features
- Lower margin of pallial sinus is confluent with the pallial line
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000176299]
Sort order
10440
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
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Solid shell up to about 10cm in length. The outside is dirty white in colour; the inside is white. The shell gapes at both ends. The surface is sculptured with fine concentric rings. The pallial sinus is relatively deep.