Neolepton sp.
Veneroidea : Neoleptonidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
To size:
To 6mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, but robust.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks slightly behind midline.
Tumidity:
Moderate.
Outline:
Subelliptical, anterior margin slightly wider and slightly more rounded than posterior. Dorsal margin short, sloping and mergin evenly into lateral margins. Ventral margin broadly curved.
Sculpture:
Smooth with weak co-marginal lines and growth stops. Some weak indication of radial sculpture under transmitted light.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Internal on a narrow deeply sunken socket beneath the beaks.
Hinge:
With two cardinal teeth in both valves and single anterior and posterior laterals.
Pallial Musculature:
Adductor scars visible; anterior larger than posterior.
Periostracum:
Thin.
Colour:
White.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Veneroidea : Neoleptonidae
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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