Английская Википедия:Clausinella fasciata

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Clausinella fasciata, the banded venus, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.

Fossil record

Fossils of Clausinella fasciata are found in marine strata from the Miocene until the Quaternary (age range: from 20.43 to 0.012 million years ago). Fossils are known from various localities in Cyprus, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Morocco and Spain.[1]

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Clausinella fasciata from Illustrated Index of British Shells, Plate II., Fig 14

Description

This species has a solid, flat, sub-triangular shell which grows to Шаблон:Convert in length. Surface colour is variable; red, pink, purple, yellow or brown with radiating bands and colourful streaks. It may have up to fifteen broad concentric ridges on older specimens. The interior is dull white.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The banded venus has a recorded distribution and common around all coasts of the British Isles. It is found in coarse gravel, typically containing sand or shell fragments, down to depths of as much as Шаблон:Convert.[2]

References

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