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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Tellinidae
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Scissula similis
(J. Sowerby, 1806)
Candystick Tellin
Shell size to 28 mm; shell elongate-oval, moderately compressed. Sculpture of concentric growth lines crossed by fine, slanted-radial threads. Posterior region of right valve with stronger concentric threads. Color whitish or yellowish-white with several rays of strong pink color.
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