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Tellina radiata
Photo take at 30 ft on a sandy bottom very common to find this shells open on the bottom they can grow up to 12-14 cm long is a whait shell butterfly form whit pink almost red rays that's where the name come from it looks like a sunrise.
Found on sandy bottoms from Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 12, 2012
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A shell that looks like a butterfly!
beautifully captured shell Gerardo