Scallop Shell ID

Hello Leslie and all,

My dive buddy, Judy Townsend took this photo in Wake Worth Lagoon, Florida. The bivalve was in a crevice in the sea wall.

The shell was about 3 inches and in 10 feet of water. We have sent it out to several experts but have not come up with an

identification yet. Has anyone seen a shell like this? Is it a scallop shell? A clam shell? Thanks, Anne

A clamlop? When I get back to the museum tomorrow I'll borrow Redfern's mollusc book & try to figure it out.

Cheers, L

The shell is definitely not a clam, clams (Pectinidae) have eyes that look as pearls all around the "tentacles". This shell belongs to the family LIMIDAE and it is most probably Lima lima (Linnaeus,1758).

References are Rios (1994), Abbott (1974), Macsotay, Campos & Vilarroel (2001) and a live one was figured by Humann (1999)

Guido

The shell is definitely not a clam, clams (Pectinidae) have eyes that look as pearls all around the "tentacles". This shell belongs to the family LIMIDAE and it is most probably Lima lima (Linnaeus,1758).

 

References are Rios (1994), Abbott (1974), Macsotay, Campos & Vilarroel (2001) and a live one was figured by Humann (1999)

 

Guido

Thank you, It's nice to put a name to it.

Anne