Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae |
| Tebble name: | Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Zirfaea crispata (L., 1758) |
To size:
To 90mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid, with a small triangular mesoplax.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks in front of midline.
Tumidity:
Inflated.
Outline:
Subrectangular, posterior slightly elongated, roundly subtruncate; anterior beaked with a large pedal gape.
Contour:
With a median narrow sulcus running almost vertically from beak to ventral margin.
Sculpture:
Posterior of median sulcus of co-marginal ridges; anterior with co-marginal ridges and radial riblets with low spines at intersections and giving a denticulate margin around pedal gape.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Hinge:
Umbonal reflection raising above umbo anteriorly.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus broad, extending to midline. Apophysis long, broad and flat.
Periostracum:
Periostracum pale brown.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Key Features & Similar Species
Related Species
Pholadoidea : Pholadidae
References
Listed are literature citing Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Linnaeus C 1758. Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. 824pp. |
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