Gouldia cerina (C.B. Adams, 1845), is a relatively small (10 mm, or about 0.4 inch), locally occurring venus clam (family Veneridae). Its shell is triangular, narrow when viewed from the beak (the “top” of the shell), and sculptured with fine radial lines and commarginal (“concentric”) growth ridges. The color is white, sometimes with a few brownish radial bands and brown flecks, internally suffused with purple tinges.This species lives in shallow, sandy areas.
The Waxy Gould Clam, Gouldia cerina. Photos by José H. Leal.