Forreria belcheri Hinds, 1844 159-165mm Old Navy Oil
Pier, Los Angeles Harbor, Los Angeles, CA On muddy sand at 15-30' feeding on mussels and bivalves.
This pier was torn down in the early 90's to make way for a new marina. We transplanted well over
200 of these to Agua Hedionda lagoon and Mission Bay before their habitat was destroyed. Mature
specimens have a orange aperture.
Forreria belcheri Hinds, 1844 126-133mm Old Navy Oil Pier, Los Angeles Harbor,
Los Angeles, CA On muddy sand at 15-30' feeding on mussels and bivalves. These two shells are as close
to Gem as you can get with these, they are usually stained and heavily eroded .
