Pholadidea loscombiana Turton, 1819
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae |
| Tebble name: | Pholadidea loscombiana Turton |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Pholadidea loscombiana Turton, 1819 |
To size:
To 40mm.
Shell Structure:
Rather thin, brittle. Mesoplax of two small triangular pieces.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Inflated.
Outline:
Subelliptical anterior much higher, posterior slightly extended, rounded, developing a tube-like, chitinous siphonoplax in adults; anterior beaked with a large pedal gape this closing by a callum in adults.
Contour:
With a strong oblique median sulcus.
Sculpture:
Behind the median sulcus, of co-marginal ridges and; in front of weak radial riblets and co-marginal ridges, weakly imbricate. Callum smooth.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Ligament internal, small, on a chondrophore.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection strong, rising above the umbo.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus deep extending to below beaks; ventral adductor scar prominent. Apophysis small.
Colour:
Shell dirty 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 Pholadidea loscombiana Turton, 1819. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Turton W 1819. A conchological dictionary of the British Islands London. 272pp, 28pls. |
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