Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
Myoidea : Corbulidae |
| Tebble name: | Corbula gibba (Olivi) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792) |
To size:
To 15mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid.
Equivalve:
Inequivalve, RV much larger and more convex than LV, LV sits inside RV.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral in adults, young shells with beaks distinctly in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Inflated.
Outline:
Adult outline roundly subtrigonal, anterior broadly rounded, posterior narrowed, subtruncate. Young shells broadly subovate.
Contour:
Posterior angle rounded, posterior area small, rather flat.
Sculpture:
RV sculpture of evenly spaced rounded co-marginal ridges interrupted by growth stops; LV similar but finer and with a few radiating raised lines primarily periostracal. Juvenile shells with a few spines on the posterior dorsal margin.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Internal set on a projecting chondrophore in the LV and a corresponding depression in the RV.
Hinge:
LV with a deep pit in front of the chondrophore corresponding with a large knob like cardinal in RV; RV with faint anterior and posterior laterals.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial line entire but truncate posteriorly.
Periostracum:
Persistent on LV, of brown lamellar sheets and raised radial lines.
Colour:
Shell dirty white to cream.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Juvenile Description
Related Species
Myoidea : Corbulidae
References
Listed are literature citing Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Olivi G 1792. Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia Bassano, Venecia. 334pp, 9pls. |
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Yonge C M 1946. On the habits and adaptations of Aloidis (Corbula) gibba. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 26: 358-376. |
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Yonge C M 1946. On the habits and adaptations of Aloidis (Corbula) gibba. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 26: 358-376. |
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