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Smooth Clam

Callista chione

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 21, February 17, March 21, April 21, May 22, June 16, July 13, August 24, September 20, October 12, November 9, December 11.
Spain207
Andalucía58
France55
Cataluña/Catalunya53
Portugal53
Greece53
FARO42
Italy39
Occitanie34
Galicia33

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderVenerida
FamilyVenus Clams · Veneridae
GenusCallista

Sources

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