Chama circinata Monterosato, 1878
Mediterranean. Azores?
Circalittoral to continental shelf.
 
Synonym: nicolloni Dautzenberg. Upper valve « orbicolare » with « squame lamellose e continue » (Monterosato). Presence of thin radiating striae between the commarginal folds. – On stone at 100m deep, Saronic Gulf, E. Greece. 25mm.
Same area, 85m deep. 33,1mm.
Original pictures provided by P. Ovalis (GR).
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