MARINE BIVALVIA
CARDIIDAE
Cerastoderma glaucum (Poiret, 1789)
20-30m deep off Donoratico, Toscana, november 1992.
Italy
40mm
1
01.00
B_CRDI_20230801 (L2)
Fulvia fragilis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
A large specimen from Mýkonos island, Kykládes.
S. Aegean
49mm
1
04.00
B_CRDI_4741 (P3)
Papillicardium papillosum (Poli, 1795)
6m deep, Sustjepan shore, uvala Luka Cavtat.
S. Croatia
11mm
1
02.00
B_CRDI_1884 (L3)
Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)
Beautiful subadult with nice sculpture, from 8m deep, Bozcaada island, Çanakkale province, W. Marmara.
NW. Turkey
4,9mm
1
03.00
B_CRDI_8626 (K3)
Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)
Nominal adult from 50-80m deep, Málaga, Andalucia.
S. Spain
7,5mm
1
03.00
CHAMIDAE
B_CHAM_884 (L1)
Chama pacifica Broderip, 1834
Pair collected at about 2-3m deep, on the Byron shipwreck, Kaloí Liménes, Phaistós dímos.
S. Crete
38-57mm
2
10.00
CYRENIDAE
B_CYRN_20211201 (d3)
Geloina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818)
In mud at 3-5m deep, Pangandaran, Western Java, march 2012. Nice perio, umbones not too much eroded.
Indonesia
68,2mm
1
03.00
GALEOMMATIDAE
Arthritica helmsi (Hedley, 1915)
A species from southern Australia (southern West Australia to to New South Wales, to Tasmania). In leaf litter among mangroves, Trunkeatabella Creek, north of Bodalla, New South Wales, november 1989.
Australia
2,5mm
1
02.00
ISOGNOMONIDAE
Isognomon legumen (Gmelin, 1791)
PAIR. Intertidal, southern shores, Mayotte, november 2016.
Comores
15-21mm
2
03.00
LUCINIDAE
B_LUCI_017 (d1)
Codakia distinguenda (Tryon, 1872)
Pair dredged off San Lucas, Baja California, 1969. One of average size, one large. Great coloured lips on both.
W. Mexico
50-109mm
2
20.00
B_LUCI_003 (d1)
Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large specimen collected in sand between rocks at 20-25m deep, Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, june 2003. Octo drills on a valve.
Brasil
94mm
1
10.00
MACTRIDAE
B_MCTR_025 (d2)
Mactromeris polynyma (Stimson, 1860)
A beautiful specimen from Chéticamp, Cap Breton Island, Nova Scotia, july 1984. Nice margins.
E. Canada
111mm
1
10.00
B_MCTR_002 (d2)
Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
Trawled at 20-30m deep, Akkeshi, Kushiro subprefecture, Hokkaido, june 2012. Good size, good perio.
N. Japan
96,5mm
1
15.00
NEOLEPTONIDAE
B_NLPT_13300 (K3)
Neolepton sulcatulum (Jeffreys, 1859)
33m deep, Vendicari island, Nuotu, Siracusa.
SE. Sicily
1,45mm
1
03.00
PHARIDAE
B_PHRS_007 (d1)
Siliqua patula (Dixon, 1788)
At low tide in muddy sand, Pacific Beach, Grays Harbour County, march 1991. Perfect perio.
Washington
116mm
1
04.00
PINNIDAE
Pinna bicolor Gmelin, 1791
Excellent specimen collected at 2m deep in sand, on the open sea side of the reef near airport, Majuro atoll, july 1996. Labelled "atropurpurea".
Marshall archipelago
215mm
1
16.00
PTERIIDAE
FB.PTER.20220301 (K2)
BIVALVIA / PTERIIDAE / Pteria defrancei Deshayes, 1858
Set of 14 valves collected in a sandy layer of the Bartonian (Marinesian) from the northern part of Parisian Basin, 1985. Site destroyed by road development. Some mother-of-pearl still present on most of the valves. The sizes are those of the hinges.
France
6-11mm
14
06.00
TELLINIDAE
B_TLLN_20230201 (d3)
Phylloda foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
On sand at extreme low tide, Kor Khao, Phang Nga, 2004.
Thailand
103mm
4
03.00
VENERIDAE
B_VNRI_1842 (K2)
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Atlantic specimen from 40m deep, Tanger area, Gibraltar Strait. Large, heavy.
NW. Morocco
50,5mm
1
04.00
Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
In a Petricola's lodge, in a stone, in tide pool, near the Jeamblet Reef, Aix island, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, april 2008.
W. France
14mm
1
03.00
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Variant "saxatilis" (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802).
In marly limestone bank at low tide, Pointe de Chauveaux, Sainte-marie, Île de Ré, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime , march 2003. Uncommon! Shell similar to those pictured.
W. France
23mm
1
03.00