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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Veneridae
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Chioneryx grus
(Holmes, 1858)
Gray Pigmy Venus
Shell size to 10 mm; shell elongate. Sculpture of radial ribs crossed by weaker concentric lines. Lunule elongate, heart-shaped, brown. Color whitish, grayish, or light tan. Internally white, with posterior purple-brown area. Hinge purple.
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