Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971)
Cardioidea : Cardiidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971) |
To size:
To 5mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
A liitle inflated.
Outline:
Obliquely oval, expanded posteriorly; posterior dorsal margin straight angled to long almost straight posterior; anterior rounded narrower than posterior ventral curvature.
Contour:
Posterior angle rounded but distinct.
Sculpture:
22-27 radial ribs those on the anterior and posterior fading towards dorsal margins; ribs low rather flat and equal in width with interspaces. Occasionally with a few blunt spines on the posterior dorsal ribs mostly in young shells.
Margin:
Crenulate.
Ligament:
Parivincular, short, sitting on a prominent nymph.
Hinge:
Weak; RV with anterior and posterior paired laterals and two small cardinals; LV with single almost marginal laterals and two small cardinals.
Pallial Musculature:
Indistinct.
Colour:
Reddish brown and olive, ribs often darker than interspaces, some maculated overall.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Key Features & Similar Species
Related Species
Cardioidea : Cardiidae
References
Listed are literature citing Parvicardium hauniense (Petersen & Russell, 1971). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Høpner Petersen G & Russell P 1971. Cardium hauniense nov. sp. a new brackish water bivalve from the Baltic. Ophelia. 9: 11-13. |
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Jelnes J.E., Høpner Petersen G. & Russell P.J.C. 1971. Isozyme taxonomy applied on four species of Cardium from Danish and British waters with a short description of the distribution of the species. (Bivalvia). Ophelia. 9: 15-19. |
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