Astarte borealis(Schumacher,
1817)
Trawled
by scientific ship during a scientific
expedition;
Bolshoy Begichev Island,
Sakha Republic, Russia; July 2014
ID 9977: 32.2 mm, dead
Great quality for the region & with periostracum
Note: Uninhabited Arctic region of Russia!
It is extremely difficult to catch shells in this region
and it is very difficult and unreal to catch live shells
FOR SPECIALISTS