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CollectionABDUZ University of Aberdeen, Zoology Museum
Object NameVenerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Pullet Venus/ Carpet Clam
Venerupis
Veneridae
Venerida
Bivalvia
Object NumberABDUZ:7493
Other NumberRN:7493, MOL:04.03.171, Dawson Cat No. 95
Other Number TypeBiocode & Record Number
CreatorUOA\s04hc6
Brief DescriptionDry, mollusc shell only (one complete valve and one single valve), attached to a sheet of card stock.
DimensionsLargest Shell L: 23 x W: 33mm
MaterialsOrganic, shell
ConditionFair
ColourWhite/ cream
CompletenessComplete
Place KeyUnited Kingdom, Wales, Tenby?
Field CollectorJordan, H. K. (1838 - 1923)
Inscription ContentOrignal label attached to sheet of card stock reads 'Tapes pullastra var. l. perforans'.
Publication NoteCopy of Dawson, Robert. 1870. 'Catalogue of The Mollusca of the Counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Moray, and the Neighbouring Seas'. Page 13, Family XIII Veneridae Leach, Genus II Tapes, Entry 3.
Aquisition SourceDawson, R.
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