Lower intertidal, in sand.
Veneridae: 38mm Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777).
Shells with purple shades are named "sarniensis" Turton.
17-37mm, in coarse sand, ripple-marks area, between the jetty and the pool, offshore.
Shells with purple shades are named "sarniensis" Turton.
17-37mm, in coarse sand, ripple-marks area, between the jetty and the pool, offshore.
Vernacular names: Palourde rose, Banded Carpet shell.
24 specimens, some dead, some live collected, all on the surface of sand.
One of the most abundant species in Channel Sea, intertidal to 150-200m deep.
24 specimens, some dead, some live collected, all on the surface of sand.
One of the most abundant species in Channel Sea, intertidal to 150-200m deep.
Syn: Venus sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791.
Large colonies in NE. Brittany, SW. Normandy, Channel islands; uncommon in west.
Large colonies in NE. Brittany, SW. Normandy, Channel islands; uncommon in west.