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Created 1/24/2026

Family Semelidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Ervilia bisculpta

Ewa, Oahu, 50 feet, 4mm

 
 

BISCULPTED CLAM

Empty valves are uncommon in sediment deeper than 30 feet.  White with pink markings, glossy with fine axial threads on both ends, absent medially, and concentric growth lines, pink apex.  Attains 0.2 inch, 4mm.  East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and the Society Islands.