Siliqua radiata
General description:
These bivalves have thin, elongate shells and are rapid burrowers in subtidal sandy beaches. Easily distinguished by the violet-blue rays and the white internal rib running from the hinge to shell margin.
Phylogeny:
Class Bivalvia
Family Pharidae Adams & Adams, 1858
Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat:
Subtidal sandy beaches.