Atrina rigida (John Lightfoot, 1786) Stiff Penshell And Symbiont |
This Stiff Penshell was collected from muddy sand during a minus tide at Vilano Beach, St. Johns County, Florida on 4/16/2007. Upon further investigation a single Pinnotheres maculatus Say, 1818 [Mussel Crab], apparently a symbiont, was found to be in residence. The penshell measures 156 mm. and the crab measures about 12 mm. |
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