Scacchia tenera Jeffreys, 1881
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae |
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To size: To 3 mm. Shell Structure: Thin, fragile. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Equilateral. Tumidity: Compressed. Outline: Sub-elliptical, anterior dorsal (lunule) margin distinct, concave; anterior broadly rounded; ventral long, gently curved; posterior dorsal shouldered with a short dorsal angled to a longer posterior dorsal slope; posterior obliquely subtruncate.
Sculpture: Primarily of co-marginal lines and growth stops and with microscopic wavy radial striae. Margin: Inner margin smooth. Ligament: Internal, very small on a shallow resilifer below and behind the beaks. Hinge: RV with a prominent cardinal peg anterior of the resilifer; LV with a similar but weaker single cardinal. Pallial Musculature: Obscure. Periostracum: Obscure. Colour: White.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Abyssal Plain (4000m +)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae
References
Listed are literature citing Scacchia tenera Jeffreys, 1881. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Jeffreys J.G. 1881. On the Mollusca procured during the ‘Lightning’ and ‘Porcupine’ Expeditions, 1868-70. (Part III). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1881: 693-724. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61. |
Resources
- 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
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