Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
Myoidea : Myidae |
| Tebble name: | Mya truncata Linnaeus |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Mya truncata L.,1758 |
To size:
To 80mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid.
Equivalve:
Inequivalve, RV slightly more convex than LV.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral beaks just behind the midline.
Outline:
Oblong, elongate; anterior broadly rounded, ventral rather straight; posterior ventral and posterior dorsal margins short, posterior truncate gaping widely.
Sculpture:
Of co-marginal lines and low ridges with occasional faint radial lines.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Primarily internal on a large spoon shaped projecting chondrophore in LV and corresponding concealed resilifer beneath the umbo in RV. Small external part, concealed and attached to posterior part of chondrophore.
Hinge:
Hinge without teeth.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus deep extending to beneath the beaks, lower arm irregularly confluent with pallial line.
Periostracum:
Persistent, straw coloured to dark brown.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Juvenile Description
Related Species
Myoidea : Myidae
References
Listed are literature citing Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Linnaeus C 1758. Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. 824pp. |
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- Conchological Society
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