Barnea candida

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.

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.