Tellimya sp.
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
To size:
To 3mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, fragile.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks a little behind the midline.
Tumidity:
Compressed.
Outline:
Wedge-shaped. Anterior dorsal slope long, rather straight, anterior margin narrowly curved, ventral margin broadly curving, posterior margin broadly curved, posterior dorsal margin short, sloping steeply.
Sculpture:
Smooth with co-marginal growth lines.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Internal on a small, posteriorly projecting resilifer beneath the beaks.
Hinge:
RV with a large anterior ‘cardinal’ tooth, LV without teeth but anterior and posterior margins slightly projecting.
Pallial Musculature:
Obscure.
Periostracum:
Thin.
Colour:
White, transparent.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m)
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae
References
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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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