IngliżShell rather thick and large (attaining 25 cm in length), subcircular in outline, with a short and ill-defined posterior ear which is not drawn out into a wing-like process. Anterior margin markedly protruding beyond the tip of anterior ear. Outer surface of valves, when not worn, with densely set, flattened, imbricating concentric scales and moderately long, parallel-sided and flattened spines with tapering or rounded ends; spines lying relatively flat on surface of valves, arranged in radial rows and often strongly projecting on shell margins. hinge completely devoid of teeth. Colour: outside of shell greyish brown or green to nearly black in ground colour, with radial stripes of white or yellowish markings corresponding to the basal portion of old flattened spines. Internal nacreous area silvery, with a darker smoky hue and a hint of red and green iridescence on border. Non-nacreous area very dark.
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Tradott mill-Ingliż minn BING
Din it-traduzzjoni hija purament indikattiva: minħabba l-kwalità limitata tat-test sors, id-deskrizzjonijiet morfoloġiċi huma disponibbli biss bl-Ingliż fil-verżjoni BETA tas-sistema. L-informazzjoni multilingwi se tkun disponibbli fil-ħarġiet futuri.
MaltiPjuttost kbar u ħoxnin (jintlaħqu 25 ċm fit-tul), subcircular fil-qosor, mal-widna posterjuri qasir u imfissra b'mod tajjeb li hija ma miġbudin fil-proċess simili ġewnaħ l-qoxra. Marġini anterjuri toħroġ l barra sew lil hinn mill-ponta tal-widna anterjuri. T-truf fuq barra tal-wiċċ tal-valvoli, meta m'humiex mikulin, b'sett densament, iċċattjati, imbricating l-iskali konċentriku u moderatament spines twil, paralleli u żaqqu ma bil-ponta jew bix-xtur imneħħija; spines li tinsab relattivament flat fuq il-wiċċ tal-valvoli, rranġati f'ringieli radjali u oġġetti li spiss bil-qawwi fuq il-marġini tal-qoxra. ikollhom ċappetti li jinfetħu kompletament devoid ta ' snien. Kulur: barra kannella fil-griż tal-qoxra jew aħdar għal kważi iswed fil-kulur ta ' l-art, bl-istrixxi radjali ta ' marki bajda jew safra li tikkorrispondi mal-porzjon bażali qodma iċċattjati spines. Intern nacreous żona silvery, mal-lewn smoky aktar skur u ħjiel tal-iridescence aħmar u aħdar fuq il-fruntiera. Iż-żona mhux-nacreous skur ħafna.