Cross Hatched Lucine

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Subject: Verifying Cross Hatched Lucine Shell?
Sally Thomas: Although I have never seen one of these, it looks like a positive id

I'm pretty sure that you have lots of these in your collection. They're one of my favorites also -- so dainty and cute!

Several of them have holes -- so you know how they died! Something like the moon snail drilled through them with their radula and ate them! Beach CSI at work!

Terri K. Hathaway
Marine Education Specialist
North Carolina Sea Grant
http://www.ncseagrant.org/

Clam-Shaped Lucines (Lucinidae)
Cross Hatched Lucine Divaricalla quadrisulcata (d'Orbigny)
Description: (3/4 inch) Small, rounded, plump shell. Pattern of tiny grooves swirl around surface, resulting in a chevronlike sculpture. Hinge teeth. Crenulations on inside edges. No pallial sinus.
Color: White.
Habitat: Lives in shallow to offshore water. Common on ocean beaches.
Range: Massachusetts to Brazil.
Notes: Shells are often used in crafts.
Source: Seashells of North Carolina, North Carolina Sea Grant College Program