Montacuta phascolionis Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Tellimya phascolionis (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925) |
To size: To 4mm. Shell Structure: Thin but heavily encrusted. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Equilateral. Tumidity: Compressed. Outline: Oblong, dorsal margins almost equally sloping to rounded lateral margins; ventral margin straight or slightly concave.
Sculpture: Of co-marginal lines, growth stops and radial linear inclusions within the shell. Margin: Inner margin smooth. Ligament: Internal set on a shallow resilifer beneath and behind the beaks. Hinge: Both valves with a small anterior tooth. Pallial Musculature: Muscle scars obscure, pallial line entire. Colour: Shell white but usually encrusted with a rust coloured deposit.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae
References
Listed are literature citing Montacuta phascolionis Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Dautzenberg P & Fischer H 1925. Les mollusques marins du Finistère et en particulier de la région de Roscoff. Travaux de la Station Biologique de Roscoff. 3: 1-180. |
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Gibbs P E 1978. Menestho diaphana (Gastropoda) and Montacuta phascolionis (Lamellibranchia) in association with the sipunculan Phascolion strombi in British waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 58 (3): 683-685. |
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