Barnea candida is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.
Description
The shell is long and covered in horizontal ribs, crossed by vertical ribs, forming a structure. On the intersections are scale formed spikes. A narrow and curved edge is located on the inside of the shell. <div align=center>
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Size
Length: up to 50 mm
Width: up to 20 mm.
Colour
Chalk-white, yellow-white or grey.
Fossil
Barnea candida is common in the North Sea region in deposits from the Holocene, the Eemian Stage and late Middle Pleistocene.
References
, 1991. Schelpen van de Nederlandse kust. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij Stichting Uitgevrij KNNV, 165 pag. , 2004. Veldgids Schelpen. KNNV Uitgeverij, , 234 pag. , 1994. Nederlandse naamlijst van de weekdieren (Mollusca) van Nederland en België. Feestuitgave ter gelegenheid van het zestigjarig jubileum van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. Backhuys, Leiden. 149 pp. , 1984. De fossiele schelpen van de Nederlandse stranden en zeegaten, tweede serie, 8 (slot). Basteria, 48: 89-220.