07-22-2008, 05:30 PM
Dear All,
I recently found this bivalve beached on the West Coast of Mauritius (SW Indian Ocean) and could not identify it. It is 32mm long.
I started to go for a Plagiocardium, but it does not match P. setosum from this area. Perhaps a Venericardia from the Carditidae family?
<img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4033.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4033.JPG" style="border:0" />
Anybody can help?
Ta. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by conchylinet on 2008-07-22 21:41:53 --</span>
I recently found this bivalve beached on the West Coast of Mauritius (SW Indian Ocean) and could not identify it. It is 32mm long.
I started to go for a Plagiocardium, but it does not match P. setosum from this area. Perhaps a Venericardia from the Carditidae family?
<img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4033.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4033.JPG" style="border:0" />
Anybody can help?
Ta. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by conchylinet on 2008-07-22 21:41:53 --</span>