Tropical Veneridae

[conchylinet]

Hi,
I am not sure of the id of the specie below (33 mm from Mauritius).
The closest I got is <i>Lioconcha ornata</i>, but the pattern of this one doesn't look like any other.

<img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4769.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/4769.JPG" style="border:0" />

Thanks
Pierre

[mikede]

Hi Pierre!

Lioconcha species are often diffucult to identify (at least for me...). If you are willing the spend some time on this, you can download the "A review of the Indo-Pacific Lioconcha" paper from <a href="http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MR02006" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MR02006">http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MR02006</a><!-- m --></a>

The paper is available freely. Just click on the PDF link at the right side of the page. There you will find identification keys for all Lioconcha species and a lot of pictures.

Mike

[dave r]

Mike, that is a very good paper. I wish I had that when I was identifying bivalves for a local museum!
Dave

[conchylinet]

Thanks Mike, great link.