Misc. Bivalves

Acila divaricata archibenthalis Okutani 1964 Gorgeous! Gem H 11 W 13,8 mm. Very beautiful. Light yellowish/beige color with black, brown marks and attractive sculpture with fine nodulose diagonal ribs. Trawled at 250-260 m. Off Wen Zhou, East China Sea, China 2010

Venerupisa spera (Quoy & Gaimard 1835) Outstanding! F+++/Gem H 23 W 30,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with soft beige, blue, brown marks and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Taken intertidaly in sand bar. Between Mnambilaand Yako, Malomalo, Viti Levu, Fiji 1997

Tawera lagopus (Lamarck 1818) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 29 W 37 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Cream and and white color with tones of brown, beige pattern attractive cords and sculpture. Taken in sand and grass in shallow water. Semaphore Beach, South Australia 1980's

Lima lima Linne 1758 Gorgeous Giant! F+ 65,7 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get too large from Greece. Cream/white color with lamellas. Has chipped lamellas due the size, attached few red coral and a rare nodulose white coral that is easy to remove doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Self collected under stone at 5 m. On reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece 1998