Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836)
Limopsoidea : Limopsidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836) |
To size:
To 12mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid, opaque.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Becoming tumid.
Outline:
Obliquely oval.
Contour:
Dorsal margin short, straight, dorsal area shallowly cleft.
Sculpture:
Smooth, with growth lines.
Margin:
Inner margin crenulated, in larger shells often restricted to only a few crenulae on the posterior ventral margin.
Ligament:
Amphidetic, a small triangular resilium set in a shallow resilifer between beaks.
Hinge:
Taxodont, strong teeth in two series set on a shallow arched hinge plate.
Pallial Musculature:
Adductor scars unequal, posterior twice size of anterior.
Periostracum:
Of straw coloured fine hairs lying against the shell often restricted to a marginal fringe.
Colour:
White, older worn shells often grey.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m)
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Juvenile Description
Key Features & Similar Species
Related Species
Limopsoidea : Limopsidae
References
Listed are literature citing Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Olabarria C. 2005. Patterns of bathymetric zonation of bivalves in the Porcupine Sea Bight and adjacent abyssal plain, NE Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research I. 52: 15-31. |
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Oliver G & Allen J A 1980. The Functional and Adaptive Morphology of the Deep-Sea Species of the Family Limopsidae (Bivalvia: Arcoida) from the Atlantic. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B. 291: 77-125. |
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Philippi R A 1836. Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1 Schropp, Berlin. 267pp, 12pls. |
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