Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791)
Galeommatoidea : Lasaeidae |
| Tebble name: | Lasaea rubra (Montagu) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791) |
To size: To 3mm. Shell Structure: Thin, brittle. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Inequilateral, beaks behind the midline. Tumidity: Moderately inflated. Outline: Oval to oblong; anterior dorsal margin sloping gently; anterior rounded to subtruncate; ventral long gently curved; posterior broadly rounded; posterior dorsal short, sloping steeply.
Sculpture: Of concentric lines and growth stops. Margin: Inner margin smooth. Ligament: Internal, large set on an oblique resilifer angling behind the beaks. Hinge: Hinge teeth relatively strong. RV with anterior and posterior laterals; LV with anterior and posterior laterals and a single small cardinal peg. Pallial Musculature: Indistinct. Periostracum: Indistinct. Colour: White when small becoming progressively tinged red.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Lasaeidae
References
Listed are literature citing Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Gmelin J F 1791. Carli Linnaei systema Naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decimatertia, aucta, reformata, Vermes Testacea 1 (6). Lipsiae. 3021-3910. |
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Ó Foighil D., Jennings R., Park J.K. & Merriwether D.A 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Mid-Oceanic Ridge and Continental Lineages of Lasaea (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Northeastern Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 213: 165-175. |
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