Astarte montagui — Overview

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 The shell of Tridonta montagui is broadly oval in outline, with prominent umbones centred on the mid-line, and can grow up to 1.5 cm long. The outer surface is white with a thick brownish periostracum, and sculptured with 30 to 40 fine, raised concentric ridges. The inner shell margin is smooth.

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