4m deep, San Damianu harbour, Algajola, Corsica. 15-20mm.
Notice how minute are the prodissoconches.
The lateral teeth are extremely long.
| Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| British Isles to Angola, Azores to Mediterranean & Black Sea. « A burrower in fine silty sands and shell gravels with a silty component. Lives from the low intertidal to the outer shelf. Recorded from all coasts but rare or absent from much of the North Sea » (MBSBI). Original taxon: Tellina donacina. Many named variants and synonyms: angusta, trifasciata… 4m deep, San Damianu harbour, Algajola, Corsica. 15-20mm. |
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| Tellina donacina in G. P. Deshayes: “Hist. Nat. Mollusques t. I”, Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie, Paris 1844-1867, via BHL. |
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| Beachstormed juvenile. Anse Bernardi, Port-Vendres, Eastern Pyrenees, S. France. 9mm. |
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| The red inner ray is typical in young specimens. Notice how minute are the prodissoconches. The lateral teeth are extremely long. |
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