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Spisula subtruncata

Spisula subtruncata, the Cut Trough Shell, is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalve mollusc, found in the Eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Morocco and into the Mediterranean Sea. Common and sometimes very numerous. Up to long, with a distinct triangular shape. This species of clam is found in sandy and silty bottom in the sublittoral zone, where it lives as a sediment-burrowing filter feeder.

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<div align=center> Spisula subtruncata

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<div align=center> Spisula subtruncata var. triangula

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