Veneridae shells; Lagoinha Beach, Ubatuba, Brazil

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Description: English: Four complete shells (with both valves) belonging to the family Veneridae; collected at Lagoinha Beach (praia da Lagoinha), Ubatuba, southeastern Brazil (April 22, 1994). The species represented in this image are: - Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)[1]; in top, left. - Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)[2]; in top, right. - Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)[3]; in bottom, left. - Lamelliconcha circinata (Born, 1778); during the 21th century named Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)[4]; in bottom, right. ABBOTT, R. Tucker; DANCE, S. Peter (1982). Compendium of Seashells. A color Guide to More than 4.200 of the World's Marine Shells. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 355-365. 412 pp. ISBN 0-525-93269-0. Date: 7 April 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Mário NET.