Distinguishing Characteristics |
Bivalve (2 shells); shell oval, slightly inflated; color white to pink, darker on beaks; anterior end rounded; posterior end narrower; has fine concentric grooves, smoother on the beaks; slight ridge from beak to ventral margin on posterior end; posterior end curves to the right; pallial sinus long, not reaching above abductor muscle scars, reaches close to, nearly touching anterior muscle and then dropping to pallial line; 2 teeth in each beak; right valve with well developed lateral teeth, left valve with anterior lateral tooth. |
Similar Species |
Similar in shape to the Tampa tellin (Angulus tampaensis). The Tampa tellin is wider dorsoventrally with a less pointed posterior end. Its pallial sinus does not come as close to the anterior muscle scar as in the rose-petal tellin. |
Habitat |
Gulf, reefs and banks |
Maximum Size |
3.8 cm (1 1/2 in) |
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