Bassina disjecta Callanaitis 51.92mm Wedding Cake Sea Shell Tasmania with Data For Sale

Beautiful Bassina disjecta (Perry, 1811), also known as Bassina (Callanaitis) disjecta and the Wedding Cake Shell.

This attractive collector specimen features strongly developed concentric sculptural ridges with projecting spines and a warm cream coloration. Both valves are present and remain paired together; they can be gently separated, as shown in the photographs, allowing the exterior and interior of both valves to be examined.

Specimen Details:

• Scientific name: Bassina disjecta (Perry, 1811)

• Alternate classification: Bassina (Callanaitis) disjecta

• Common name: Wedding Cake Shell

• Family: Veneridae

• Size: 51.92 x 35.65 mm

• Weight: 9.29 g

• Locality: Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, Australia

• Collected: 2016

• Habitat data: Collected in shallow water in muddy sand between Smithton and Stanley

• Original collection data included

The original collection label identifies the specimen as Callanaitis disjecta and records a size of 44.5 mm. The specimen has been carefully remeasured and measures 51.92 mm in length.

A beautifully sculptural, fully documented Tasmanian bivalve with both valves present. Please review all photographs for the specimen's details and appearance. The original collection data shown will accompany the shell.