 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012666 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012667 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012668 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012669 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012670 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012671 |
 Tréompan, NE of Portsall, Brittany, France : 48° 34.4'N / 4° 41'W M012672 |
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Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
Veneroidea : Turtoniidae| Tebble name: | Turtonia minuta (Fabricius) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780) |
To size:
To 4mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, fragile shell.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral. Beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Fairly tumid.
Outline:
Sub-ovate. Lunule narrow, defined by weak groove. Escutcheon indistinct.
Sculpture:
Concentric lines.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Extends a quarter of length of margin.
Hinge:
3 cardinals in each valve; in RV anterior short and adjoins shell for most of length; in LV posterior is very small knob. No ;laterals.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus unclear.
Periostracum:
Thin, glossy.
Colour:
Mid-brown.
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Distribution & Ecology
Widespread around all coasts. Lives attached by a byssus in crevices, among algae and epifauna; intertidal and shallow sublittoral
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Juveniles & Similar Species
Juvenile Description
Key Features & Similar Species
Additional Comments
References
Listed are literature citing Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Fabricius O 1780. Fauna Groenlandica systematice sistens animalis Groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata Hafniae et Lipsiae, J G Rothe. 452pp, 1 pl. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea. La Conchiglia. 279: 31-36, + 61. |
Resources
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- Conchological Society
of Great Britain & Ireland
Provides resources for understanding, identifying, recording, and conserving molluscs - CLEMAM
Check List of European Marine Mollusca - MarLIN
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- MarBEF
- Malacological Society
- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
- MarBEF
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