Warning: session_start(): open(e:\temp\sess_c46cb4df3675f7fd34c9083271ac11a3, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\lang_session.php on line 4

Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: e:\temp) in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\lang_session.php on line 4
Circe scripta
Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Script venus
Circe scripta
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Veneridae (venus clams)
Max. size:  5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Intertidal and shallow sublittoral levels (Ref. 345). Shallow burrower of sand (Ref. 345) and gravelly sand (Ref. 801). Suspension feeder (Ref. 108437).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.