Bornia sebetia (O G Costa, 1830)
Galeommatoidea : Kelliidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Bornia sebetia (O G Costa, 1829) |
To size:
To 8mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin but robust.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral, beaks just in front of the midline.
Outline:
Subtrigonal, posterior slope long to rounded posterior ventral margin; ventral almost straight; anterior broadly rounded, slightly concave at beaks.
Sculpture:
Smooth, with very fine co-marginal lines; some with weak radial creasing at the posterior and anterior ventral margins.
Margin:
Smooth but weakly crenulate if radial creases are present.
Ligament:
Internal in a narrow triangular pit beneath the beaks.
Hinge:
Hinge teeth prominent; RV with a large triangular tooth anterior of ligament pit, a large laminar tooth posterior of pit with a small laminar tooth above; LV with a short vertical laminar tooth anterior, a larger oblique laminar tooth anterior of pit and a single large laminar tooth posterior of pit.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial line wide, entire with small secondary pallial scars; adductor scars small.
Periostracum:
Periostracum persistent, glossy, yellowish to olive in colour.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Kelliidae
References
Listed are literature citing Bornia sebetia (O G Costa, 1830). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Costa O G 1830. Catalogo sistematico e reionato de’testacei delle Due Sicilie Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli. 132pp, 3pls. |
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McMillian NF 1971. Three lamellibranchs apparently new to Britain. Journal of Conchology. 27: 266. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea. La Conchiglia. 279: 31-36, + 61. |
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