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The Beautiful Crassatella

  • Writer: José H. Leal
    José H. Leal
  • Oct 19, 2018
  • 1 min read

The Beautiful Crassatella, Kalolophus speciosus (A. Adams, 1854) is a medium-sized local clam that reaches about 50 mm (2 inches). A member of the family Crassatellidae, the Beautiful Crassatella has a heavy, wedge-like shell with a surface sculpture of about 50–60 commarginal (“concentric”) ribs. Beautiful Crassatellas are light-yellow, orangish-yellow, sometimes orange, and are common occurrences in the Florida fossil record.


The Beautiful Crassatella, Kalolophus speciosus, from Sanibel. Photos by José H. Leal.

 
 
 
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