#veneroida

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Chamelea gallina

...is a species of small venus clam (Veneridae) which is known to occur along the coasts of the Eastern Atlantic, ranging from Norway and the British Isles to Portugal, Morocco, and the Canary Islands. It is also known to occur in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea. C. gallina is typically seen under the  the surface of mud or sand, with its siphons exposed. From here it will filter feed for nutrients. 

Classification

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Image: Didier Descouens

[astronomy-to-zoology]

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

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Image: Hans Hillewaert

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Pod Razor (Ensis siliqua)

...a species of Pharid bivalve which occurs in coastal areas throughout the north east Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Like many other Pharids E. siliqua spends most of it time under the sand, where it will extend its siphon and feed on various plankton. 

Classification

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Image: Jan Johan

[libutron]

Giant Clam by richard ling on Flickr.

Mantle of a giant clam (Tridacna sp.). Admiralty, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea

[scientificillustration]

Solen caribaeus (5 drawings) by The Ernst Mayr Library on Flickr.