Cochlodesma tenerum Fischer 1882
Thracioidea : Periplomatidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Cochlodesma tenerum (Jeffreys, 1880) |
To size:
To 15 mm.
Shell Structure:
Very thin, fragile.
Equilateral:
Almost equilateral, beaks slightly to anterior in some.
Outline:
Subtrigonal, posterior dorsal margin straight, steeper than anterior, to a truncated posterior margin. Ventral margin broadly curved to a medially curved anterior margin.
Sculpture:
Fine, uneven concentric lines. Small crack on each umbo.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Internal and external liament. Internal set on a peg-like resilifer. External part is thin.
Hinge:
No teeth.
Colour:
White, translucent.
Distribution & Ecology
A deep water species known from bathyal and upper abyssal depths. Recorded here from the Rockall Trough.
Depth Range
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Depth Range
Bathyal (500 - 2000m)
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Thracioidea : Periplomatidae
References
Listed are literature citing Cochlodesma tenerum Fischer 1882. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Fischer P 1882. Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques recueillis dans le cours des expéditions scientifiques de l'aviso "Le Travailleur" (1880 et 1881). Journal de Conchyliologie. 30: 49-53, 273-277. |
Resources
- Conchological Society
of Great Britain & Ireland
Provides resources for understanding, identifying, recording, and conserving molluscs - CLEMAM
Check List of European Marine Mollusca - MarLIN
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- MarBEF
- Malacological Society
- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
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Record last modified: 22/03/2016