Summary ²

Cyrtopleura costata or the angel wing clam is a bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae. It is found in shallow parts of the north west Atlantic living in the seabed where it burrows through sand and mud to a depth of up to 3 feet (0.91 m).

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1. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Cyrtopleura%20costata%20(L.,%201758)
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtopleura_costata

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