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Obliquely oval, white, with fine commarginal striae, inner shell layer with radially ribbed structure that shows on surface as fine radial striations; interior margin minutely denticulate. North Carolina, Florida Keys, West Indies, Gulf of Mexico. Length 3 mm.
Mikkelsen, P.M. & Bieler, R. 2003, Seashells of Southern Florida. Living Marine Mollusks of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Regions: Bivalves.
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Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844) Distribution: North Carolina to West Indies, Texas; Brazil. Size: 6 to 8 mm (¼ to ½ in). Aegean Nut Clam Description: Color translucent white; shape somewhat ovate; sculpture smoothish with fine commarginal threads; ventral margin rounded and minutely crenulate interiorly; hinge with narrow, forwardly inclined chondrophore; teeth on either side of umbo; umbo obscure, does not appear to overlap chondrophore. Habitat: Along entire Texas coast; infaunal; in sandy mud at depths from shoreline to 198 m (660 ft). Depth range 0 to 845 m (2772 ft). Remarks: See Odé (1980b); Mikkelsen and Bieler (2008).
Tunnell Jr, J. W.; Andrews, J.; Barrera, N. C. & Moretzsohn, F. 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History.
Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy [as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844)]