Ephippidonta sp.

Photograph taken by Johanna Gawron taken in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Comment from the photographer: do you know what it is? is it a nudi? or something else?

Photo Information

Photographer
Johanna Gawron
Location
North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Species name
Ephippidonta sp.
Verified by
"This is a bizarre genus of bivalves in which the mantle (which is translucent and covered with papillae) permanently extends from the shell and covers the outside of the valves just like a cowrie snail."
Comment from Richard Willan
This is a bizarre genus of bivalves in which the mantle (which is translucent and covered with papillae) permanently extends from the shell and covers the outside of the valves just like a cowrie snail.
Camera
Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom
Taken on
8 June 2009 05:19:32 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom
Date and Time
2009:05:08 17:19:32
Exposure Time
10/2000
Exposure Bias
0/10
Focal Length
229/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
72/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
72/1 dpi
Aperture
f/4.8
ISO
80
Exposure Program
Creative program (biased toward depth of field)
Exposure Mode
Auto exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderVeneroida
FamilyGaleommatidae
SpeciesEphippidonta sp.