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Venerids from around the British Isles (by Jan Light).
Top:
Venerupis
senegalensis (=pullastra)
Middle:
Tapes
rhomboides
Bottom:
Tapes
aureus
Note:
pink flush in interior umbone of rhomboides - diagnostic
Note:
golden flush in aureus (but sometimes present in senegalensis)
Note:
dark brownish purple on interior of
senegalensis but not present
in pale coloured individuals.
Note
similarities in outline to the untrained eye. Also once you get to
know the species you recognise colour combinations and patterns not seen
in the other two.
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