Hi,
I’m looking for a iD on this clam, I purchased it 2 weeks ago and it’s settled nicely. It was sold as a Derasa, but it’s shell is not as smooth as I’d expect?
I was wondering if it could be a chunky Crocea, it’s really rounded, softball sized. It’s byssal area is large and within seconds of touching substrate it started digging into the sand and attached to the glass and you could see the gravel being shoved away. My other Derasa have much smoother flatter shells, slimmer byssal opening and don’t dig!
It’s colour is subtle shades of brown, gold, tan and a little mauve, and it extends the mantle over the edge of the shell.
![C231ACE7-82C6-4872-8FC3-9DBD40C0802B.png C231ACE7-82C6-4872-8FC3-9DBD40C0802B.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270513-e0ec0385d4cb3bd2377fc66bf4c02f07.jpg)
I’m looking for a iD on this clam, I purchased it 2 weeks ago and it’s settled nicely. It was sold as a Derasa, but it’s shell is not as smooth as I’d expect?
I was wondering if it could be a chunky Crocea, it’s really rounded, softball sized. It’s byssal area is large and within seconds of touching substrate it started digging into the sand and attached to the glass and you could see the gravel being shoved away. My other Derasa have much smoother flatter shells, slimmer byssal opening and don’t dig!
It’s colour is subtle shades of brown, gold, tan and a little mauve, and it extends the mantle over the edge of the shell.
![13C8EDAF-DF05-441D-83E0-36BEB6BC9FB7.png 13C8EDAF-DF05-441D-83E0-36BEB6BC9FB7.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270507-8a65c17eb65af73685e52b20bdaea065.jpg)
![44B2B665-0255-4A51-BE7B-921932EC18D2.png 44B2B665-0255-4A51-BE7B-921932EC18D2.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270508-7198e40d1c86180af8172b01f0752894.jpg)
![77320287-C073-4B25-B1A4-6ABB1E7FFEDA.png 77320287-C073-4B25-B1A4-6ABB1E7FFEDA.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270509-a3dc4ec6484b038be06346b67b40cc1e.jpg)
![A08BFC38-6DDE-4E13-B420-CE835C90DE8F.png A08BFC38-6DDE-4E13-B420-CE835C90DE8F.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270511-562896922a187b0181d4fdac486d9693.jpg)
![C231ACE7-82C6-4872-8FC3-9DBD40C0802B.png C231ACE7-82C6-4872-8FC3-9DBD40C0802B.png](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3270/3270513-e0ec0385d4cb3bd2377fc66bf4c02f07.jpg)