Record

Collection	ABDUZ University of Aberdeen, Zoology Museum
Object Name	Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
	Golden Carpet Shell
	Polititapes
	Veneridae
	Venerida
	Bivalvia
Object Number	ABDUZ:7483
Other Number	RN:7483, MOL:04.03.171
Other Number Type	Biocode & Record Number
Creator	UOA\s04hc6
Brief Description	Dry, mollusc shell only (both valves present).
Dimensions	(Largest Shell ) L: 37 x W: 26mm
Materials	Organic, shell
Condition	Good
Colour	Cream/ light brown
Completeness	Complete
Associated Object Number	ABDUZ:58420
Place Key	Europe, England, Dorset, Weymouth, Isle of Portland
Object History Note	Originally catalogued as ABDUZ:7483 alongside two specimens of Ruditapes decussatus.
Aquisition Source	Unknown

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