Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae |
| Tebble name: | Barnea candida (Linnaeus) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Barnea candida (L., 1758) |
To size:
To 65mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, brittle, with irregularly oval protoplax.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks close to anterior.
Tumidity:
Inflated.
Outline:
Subcylindrical, posterior attenuated, narrowly rounded, gaping slightly; anterior broadly rounded, no pedal gape.
Sculpture:
Of widely spaced, thin, co-marginal ridges each with low spines in a radial pattern and as distinct radial riblets on the anterior area, the spines forming a denticulate margin.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Ligament small, attached to internal chondrophores.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection rising slightly above umbo anteriorly, not septate.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus wide, rounded, extending to midline. Apophysis long, narrow.
Periostracum:
Thin, pale brown.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Key Features & Similar Species
Related Species
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae
References
Listed are literature citing Barnea candida (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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