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Fabella stearnsii (Dall, 1899)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  family Sportellidae »  genus Fabella

Scientific synonyms

Sportella stearnsii W. H. Dall, 1899
Sportella duhemi Jordan, 1936

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Fabella stearnsii

Author: Dall, W.H.

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Description

Shell of moderate size for the genus, inequilateral, not very convex, white, with an almost imperceptible yellowish epidermis; anterior dorsal margin nearly straight, the base parallel with it, the ends bluntly rounded; surface nearly smooth, with faint incremental lines and microscopic sagrination; teeth normal, strong, the posterior, cardinal prominent, vertical; ligament strong, external, on a nymph; resilium well developed, its area of attachment thickened; posterior adductor scar rounded, unusually large. Long. 13.5, alt. 10. diam. 5 mm.
Dall, W.H., 1899. Synopsis of the recent and tertiary Leptonacea of North America and the West Indies.

Distribution

Gulf of California
Dall, W.H., 1899. Synopsis of the recent and tertiary Leptonacea of North America and the West Indies.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Fabella stearnsii Dall, 1899]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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