Xylophaga gagei Harvey, 1996
Pholadoidea : Xylophagaidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
To size:
To 6mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, fragile. Mesoplax of 2 elongate triangular plates.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Globular.
Outline:
Oval almost circular, umbos projecting above posterior margin, posterior broadly rounded, gaping; anterior beaked with a wide pedal gape forming an obtusely angled cut away section.
Contour:
Anterior slope small but prominent demarcated by a ridge.
Sculpture:
Shell divided by a narrow sulcus running vertically from beak to ventral margin and weakly angulate either side of sulcus; posterior area with co-marginal lines; anterior area with about 20 serrated oblique ridges; anterior lobe with similar ridges but oriented parallel with upper edge of pedal gape.
Ligament:
Internal supported by a small chondrophore in the LV.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection slight.
Pallial Musculature:
Posterior adductor scar large, oval.
Colour:
Shell dirty white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Pholadoidea : Xylophagaidae
References
Listed are literature citing Xylophaga gagei Harvey, 1996. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Harvey R 1996. Deep water Xylophagaidae (Pelecypoda: Pholadacea) from the North Atlantic with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Conchology. 35: 473-481. |
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