This is a common brachiopod, Phylum Brachiopoda, having two shells - but
not a mollusk.
Cheers
Rick
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Date: Monday, April 24, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: California Bivalve
>Just finished entering our bivalve collection into our computer. Have a
shell
>that was obtained as Terebratalia transversa (Sowerby, 1846) from off La
>Jolla, California attached to rocks in 120 ft. of water. Color is orange.
>Can't find anything about this genus or species. The genus was not in A
>Classification Of The Living Mollusca, so assume it is bogus. Anyone have a
>wild idea what it might be. Thanking all in advance.
>Bob
>Panama City, Florida
>