Boomerang Clam

Curvemysella paula

• Group: Other

A tiny clam that lives buried in intertidal sand, named for the bent, boomerang shape of its shell. It shares the burrows of Diogenes hermit crabs, riding along as a harmless lodger.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Galeommatida › Lasaeidae › Curvemysella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 527800.