Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808)
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae |
| Tebble name: | Montacuta ferruginosa (Montagu) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1803) |
To size:
To 8mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, usually with some ferruginous coating.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks toward the posterior.
Outline:
Subelliptical, anteriorly elongate. Anterior narrowly rounded; posterior dorsal margin straight, very short angled with oblique posterior and narrowly rounded posterior ventral margin.
Sculpture:
Smooth with very fine co-marginal lines.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Internal in a deep pit beneath and behind the beaks.
Hinge:
RV with a single anterior cardinal; LV with a single anterior lateral.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial line wide, entire.
Periostracum:
Thin.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Galeommatoidea : Montacutidae
References
Listed are literature citing Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Gage J 1966. Experiments with the behaviour of Montacuta substriata and M. ferruginosa, ‘commensals’ with spatangoids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 46: 71-88. |
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Gage J 1966. Observations on the bivalves Montacuta substriata and M. ferruginosa, ‘commensals’ with spatangoids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 46: 49-70. |
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Gage J 1966. The life histories of the bivalves Montacuta substriata and M. ferruginosa, ‘commensals’ with spatangoids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 46: 499-511. |
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Kallonas M, Zenetos A & Gofas S 1999. Notes on the Ecology and Distribution of Microbivalvia in Greek Waters. La Conchiglia. 291: 11-20. |
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Montagu G 1808. Testacea Britannica - Supplement Exeter. 183pp + pls 17-30. |
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Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61. |
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