Galeomma turtoni Turton, 1825
Galeommatoidea : Galeommatidae |
| Tebble name: | Galeomma turtoni Sowerby |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Galeomma turtoni G B Sowerby I in Turton, 1825 |
To size: To 15mm. Shell Structure: Brittle, opaque. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Slightly inequilateral, beaks just in front of midline. Tumidity: Moderate. Outline: Oblong-rhomboidal; dorsal margin long, straight; anterior and posterior roundly angular; ventral broadly curved. Contour: Umbos very small. Ventral margins gaping widely along their entire length. In life valves able to open very widely.
Sculpture: Of weak concentric threads crossed by a dense array of divaricating radial riblets. Margin: Weakly denticulate corresponding to expression of radial riblets. Ligament: Internal, very small in a shallow resilifer. Dorsal margins adhering with periostracal material. Hinge: Weak, minute tubercles either side of ligament may be present but often obscure. Pallial Musculature: Indistinct. Periostracum: Thin, yellowish. Colour: Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Lives on hard substrates mostly under rocks where it creeps on its large foot.
Depth Range
Intertidal
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Galeommatidae
References
Listed are literature citing Galeomma turtoni Turton, 1825. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Turton W 1825. Description of some new British shells. Zoological Journal. 2: 361-367. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61. |
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