Kelliopsis jozinae Van Aartsen & Carrozza, 1997
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
To size:
To 2mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, translucent.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral, beaks just behind the midline.
Tumidity:
Tumid.
Outline:
Subcircular, slightly expanded anterio-ventrally; posterior more narrowly curved than anterior; anterior dorsal margin slightly depressed.
Sculpture:
Smooth with very fine co-marginal lines.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Internal, on a shallow posteriorly directed resilifer.
Hinge:
Hinge weak; LV with a small cardinal peg beneath the beak, a short anterior lateral flange and a longer posterior lateral behind the resilifer; RV with a posterior groove and poorly differentiated cardinal and anterior lateral.
Pallial Musculature:
Adductor scars equal, large. Pallial line entire.
Periostracum:
Thin, pale brown.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae
References
Listed are literature citing Kelliopsis jozinae Van Aartsen & Carrozza, 1997. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Van Aartsen J.J. & Carrozza F. 1997. On “Lasea” pumila (S.V. Wood, 1851) and two new bivalves from European waters: Mancikellia divae n. sp. and Kelliopsis jozinae n. sp. (Bivalvia: Condylocardiidae and Montacutidae). La Conchiglia. 285: 28-34. |
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