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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Veneridae
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Macrocallista nimbosa
(Lightfoot, 1786)
Sunray Venus
Shell size to 170 mm; shell elongate, ovate. Surface glossy. Sculpture almost completely absent, except for weak growth lines and radial riblets. Lunule oval, purplish. Long external ligament. Color salmon to grayish-purple, with darker, brownish radial bands. On sandy bottoms.
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