Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819)
Pholadoidea : Xylophagaidae |
| Tebble name: | Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819) |
To size:
To 15mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, brittle. Mesoplax over umbos, large, roughly the shape of a quadrant (1/4 circle).
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Globular.
Outline:
Oval almost circular, posterior broadly rounded, not gaping; anterior beaked with a wide pedal gape forming a right angled cut away section.
Sculpture:
Shell divided by a sharp carina running vertically from beak to ventral margin and weakly sulcate either side of carina; posterior area with fine co-marginal lines; anterior area with about 50 serrated oblique ridges; anterior lobe with similar ridges but oriented parallel with upper edge of pedal gape.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Internal supported by a small chondrophore in the LV.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection small, raised anteriorly.
Pallial Musculature:
Apophysis absent. Median groove prominent internally.
Periostracum:
Thin, pale brown.
Colour:
Dirty white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Key Features & Similar Species
Related Species
Pholadoidea : Xylophagaidae
References
Listed are literature citing Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Purchon R D 1941. On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 25: 1-39. |
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Turton W 1819. A conchological dictionary of the British Islands London. 272pp, 28pls. |
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