Feb 7, 2015
Angulus fabula
...is a species of marine Tellinid bivalve mollusc, which is known to occur off the coasts of north west Europe south to Morocco. It also is known from the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. A. fabula is a burrowing species, with individuals burrowing into clean or muddy sand in shallow or medium depth water, only exposing their two siphons to gather nutrients and detritus.
Classification
Animalia-Mollusca-BIvalvia-Heterodonta-Veneroida-Sphaeriacea-Tellinidae-Angulus-A. fabula
Image: Hans Hillewaert