Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae |
| Tebble name: | Pholas dactylus Linnaeus |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Pholas dactylus L.,1758 1758 |
To size:
To 150mm.
Shell Structure:
Brittle, with protoplax, mesoplax and metaplax.
Equivalve:
Subequivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks well forward of midline.
Tumidity:
Inflated.
Outline:
Subcylindrical, anterior expanded. Posterior extended narrowly rounded; anterior beaked with a pedal gape.
Sculpture:
Of co-marginal raised ridges and radiating riblets; over posterior riblets are obscure; over anterior riblets are dominant with short spines at intersections and making margin around pedal gape denticulate.
Margin:
Inner margins smooth.
Ligament:
Ligament small internal on projecting chondrophores.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection with septae, visible only with protoplax removed.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus extending to midline. Apophysis short, flattened.
Periostracum:
Dirty pale brown.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae
References
Listed are literature citing Pholas dactylus 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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