Spisula subtruncata, the Cut Trough Shell, is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalvemollusc, found in the Eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Morocco and into the Mediterranean Sea. Common and sometimes very numerous. Up to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long, with a distinct triangular shape. [1] This species of clam is found in sandy and silty bottom in the sublittoral zone, where it lives as a sediment-burrowingfilter feeder.
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Spisula subtruncata
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Spisula subtruncata var. triangula
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References
- āTebble, Norman (1976). British Bivalve Seashells. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum.
Categories:
- Mactridae
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
- Bivalves described in 1778
- Bivalve stubs