Ctenoides ales
Disco Clam
©Lindsey Dougherty: Disco Clam inside its hole in situ at Lizard Island
©Lindsey Dougherty: Valve of Disco Clam found near living specimens at Lizard Island
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Limida
Family
Limidae
Genus
Ctenoides
Species
Ctenoides ales
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- These bivalves create a flashing light show by revealing then hiding extremely reflective tissue along the lip of the mantle. Current research at Lizard Island by Lindsey Dougherty (University of California Berkeley) is trying to find out why!
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
