Shiny clam
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Shiny clam ( Callista chione ) |
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The shiny clam or brown clam ( Callista chione ) is a type of clam from the order of the Venerida .
features
The housing, which has the same flap, is somewhat longer in outline and has a diameter of up to 9 centimeters. The shell is very finely striped concentrically and therefore almost smooth. The color is a dirty gray with brown, concentric bands often connected by spots. The lock is strong and broad, the right valve has two pit-delimiting posterior teeth and three elongated main teeth. The spawning season is April.
distribution and habitat
The distribution area includes the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean . The species occurs regularly and very frequently on all sedimentary soils.
supporting documents
literature
Rupert Riedl: Fauna and flora of the Mediterranean. Parey, Hamburg 1983, ISBN 3-490-23418-9
