Xylophaga praestans E A Smith, 1903
Pholadoidea : Xylophagaidae |
| Tebble name: | Xylophaga praestans E A. Smith |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Xylophaga praestans E A. Smith, 1903 |
To size:
To 20mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, brittle. Mesoplax large, sharply triangular in outline.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral, beaks almost at midline.
Tumidity:
Globular.
Outline:
Oval almost circular, posterior broadly rounded, gaping widely; 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 sulcate either side of carina; posterior area with fine co-marginal lines; anterior area with a wide smooth section then with about 40 serrated oblique ridges; anterior lobe with similar ridges but oriented parallel with upper edge of pedal gape and widely separated.
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. Posterior adductor scar striated.
Periostracum:
Thin, greenish brown.
Colour:
Shell 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 praestans E A Smith, 1903. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Smith E A 1903. On Xylophaga praestans, n. sp. from the English coast. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 5: 328-330. |
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