Cetoconcha bulla (Dall, 1881)
Poromyoidea : Poromyidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
Notes on Nomenclature
Not included in CLEMAM – deep-water species.
To size:
To 20mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Slightly inequilateral, beaks towards anterior.
Tumidity:
Rather tumid.
Outline:
Roundly subovate. Umbo very prominent. Anterior dorsal margin sloping steeply to rounded anterior margin. Posterior dorsal margin longer than anterior sloping less steeply to a broadly rounded posterior margin. Ventral margin evenly curved.
Sculpture:
Apparently smooth with co-marginal lines and growth stops but overall with very fine radial rows of minute pustules most visible at the margins, especially the posterior.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
External but set on a short, deeply inset resilifer situated posterior to the beaks.
Hinge:
Lacking obvious teeth only with a slight extension of the anterior dorsal margin.
Periostracum:
Thin, straw-coloured.
Colour:
White.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Abyssal Plain (4000m +)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Poromyoidea : Poromyidae
References
Listed are literature citing Cetoconcha bulla (Dall, 1881). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Dall W H 1881. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”. XV, Preliminary report on the Mollusca. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 9: 33-144. |
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- Conchological Society
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