The Thin Cyclinella
The Thin Cyclinella, Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852) is a local species from the family of Venus Clams, the Veneridae. The photo on the right of the illustration depicts a complete shell (paired valves) collected in March 2016 by shell museum volunteer Tom Annesley. That image shows the right valve (half-shell) on top and left valve on bottom. In the background, you can see the shell hinge, with its "teeth" and "sockets." The hinge, combined with the spring-like action of th