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Clam - conchylinet - 05-15-2012 Hello, I cant deterrmine this bivalve I believe to be a Veneridae. It come from Mauritius and measures 18mm. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Pierre Re: Clam - dave r - 05-15-2012 Looks to me like a Lioconcha species, other than that I can't help. Re: Clam - mike - 07-31-2012 Could be Gomphinella undulosa (Lamarck 1818). Mike Re: Clam - conchylinet - 08-31-2012 Thanks Mike, G undulosa is from Southern Australia, that one is from tropical InfoPacific. It might well be a Gomphinella, do you know an other species that could match ? Pierre Re: Clam - Orepaul87 - 09-05-2012 To me it resembles Lioconcha hieroglyphia Juvenile perhaps? Re: Clam - helmetapointe - 09-09-2012 Maybe    " Lioconcha ( Lioconcha ) ornata " ( L.W.Dillwyn 1817 ) Read Sea - Philippines Re: Clam - mike - 09-21-2012 Well, my book also says that Gomphinella undulosa is from Australia.. but your shell looks very similar to this species. Maybe it is some other species of Gomphinella. I don't think this is a Lioconcha though. Lioconcha shells shouldn't have a clearly visible pallial sinus (adductor muscle scar). See <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w7191e/w7191e29.pdf">ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w7191e/w7191e29.pdf</a><!-- m --> Cheers, Mike