Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
Veneroidea : Veneridae |
| Tebble name: | Gafrarium (Gouldia) minima (Montagu) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803) |
To size:
To 16mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Almost equilateral. Beaks just in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Fairly tumid.
Outline:
Sub-triangular. Lunule prominent, elongate, with radiating grooves. Escutcheon ill-defined.
Sculpture:
Concentric ridges and grooves.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Sunken, extends halfway to posterior margin.
Hinge:
3 cardinals in each valve. 2 anterior laterals in RV and 1 anterior lateral in LV.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus minute, tiny indentation.
Periostracum:
Thin, satin.
Colour:
White/brown/red/purple with pattern of streaks/spots/lines/rays/blotches.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Veneroidea : Veneridae
References
Listed are literature citing Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica, or natural history of British shells, marine, land and the fresh-water, including the most minute: systematically arranged and embellished with figures Romsey, London. 606pp, 16pls. |
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Salas C & Gofas S 1998. Description of four new species of Neolepton Monterosato, 1875 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Neoleptonidae), with comments on the genus and on its affinity with the Veneracea. Ophelia. 48(1): 35-70. |
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