Barnea candida
Barnea candida is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.
| Barnea candida Temporal range: Holocene to Present | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Pholadoidea |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Barnea |
| Species: | B. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Barnea candida | |
Description
The shell is long and covered in horizontal ribs, crossed by vertical ribs, forming a structure. On the intersections are scale formed spikes. A narrow and curved edge is located on the inside of the shell.
Size
- Length: up to 50 mm
- Width: up to 20 mm.
Colour
Chalk-white, yellow-white or grey.
Fossil
Barnea candida is common in the North Sea region in deposits from the Holocene, the Eemian Stage and late Middle Pleistocene.
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gollark: Item ID: SCM-F078C8EEClass: Æφ-77Description: SCM-F078C8EE is a printed photograph of an apioform. It displays no anomalous properties except that an entry about it SOMEHOW APPEARS CONSTANTLY IN THE DATABASE despite many measures taken to lock its slot.
References
- (in Dutch) Bruyne, R.H. de, 1991. Schelpen van de Nederlandse kust. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij Stichting Uitgevrij KNNV, 165 pag.
- (in Dutch) Bruyne, R.H. de, 2004. Veldgids Schelpen. KNNV Uitgeverij, ISBN 90-5011-140-8, 234 pag.
- (in Dutch) Bruyne, R.H. de, Bank, R.A., Adema, J.P.H.M. & Perk, F.A., 1994. Nederlandse naamlijst van de weekdieren (Mollusca) van Nederland en België. Feestuitgave ter gelegenheid van het zestigjarig jubileum van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. Backhuys, Leiden. 149 pp. ISBN 90-73348-33-1
- (in Dutch) Janssen, A.W., Peeters, G.A. & Slik, L. van der, 1984. De fossiele schelpen van de Nederlandse stranden en zeegaten, tweede serie, 8 (slot). Basteria, 48: 89-220.
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