Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758), (cross-cut carpet shell, chequered carpet shell)


6 May 2008 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Record Summarydiscoloured, dead, shell pair by rock ledge
Found asDead shell
Date6 May 2008
OS grid refOSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher6 May 2008[E]
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Notes:

Length (anterior to posterior): 41.8mm.

Pallial sinus large, but not confluent with pallial line.

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