Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
Veneroidea : Veneridae |
| Tebble name: | Venus (Clausinella) fasciata (da Costa) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778) |
To size:
To 26mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid, thick.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral. Beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Not tumid.
Outline:
Triangular. Lunule heart-shaped, poorly-defined. Escutcheon elliptical, extensive, almost reaching posterior margin.
Sculpture:
Few (around 10) concentric ridges/lamellae.
Margin:
Finely crenulate.
Ligament:
Concealed, extends a third of way to posterior margin.
Hinge:
3 cardinals in each valve. No laterals.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus shallow and triangular.
Periostracum:
Thin, matt.
Colour:
White/yellow/pink/purple/brown occasionally with lines/rays/streaks/blotches. Internal white, sometimes tinted purple.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Veneroidea : Veneridae
References
Listed are literature citing Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Ansell A 1961. The functional morphology of the British species of Veneracea (Eulamellibranchia). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 41: 489-517 . |
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da Costa E M 1778. Historia Naturalis Testaceorum Britanniae London: Millan, White, Elmsley & Robson. 254pp, 17pls. |
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Salas C & Gofas S 1998. Description of four new species of Neolepton Monterosato, 1875 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Neoleptonidae), with comments on the genus and on its affinity with the Veneracea. Ophelia. 48(1): 35-70. |
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