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Compsomyax subdiaphana
(Milky Venus)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2269)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
20 meters in mud
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 27, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2269
Notes
These are very common in mud shell-hash. Similar to the butter clam Saxidomus giganteus, the relatively thin shell and very inflated shell help distinguish the two.
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