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Cardiomya knudseni (Allen & Morgan, 1981)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  order Anomalodesmata »  family Cuspidariidae »  genus Cardiomya

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Cardiomya knudseni

Author: Allen & Morgan

Description

Shell, white, nacrous internally, fragile, somewhat inflated, up to 30 radial, rounded ribs, spaced more or less equidistant from anterior ventral margin to posterior ventral margin close to base of rostrum, most prominent midventrally, at most one or two faint anterior dorsal ribs with occasional secondary ribs central to primary ribs; posterior dorsal margin straight, anterior dorsal margin short and raised, anterior margin obliquely angled and flattened, ventral margin with a distinct rostral sinuation; rostrum moderately long, broad, well defined, with three or four fine raised oblique striae; no teeth on left hinge, posterior lateral tooth on right hinge, resilifer triangular. Maximum length 8.1 mm.
Allen J. A. & Morgan R. E. (1981). The functional morphology of Atlantic deep water species of the families Cuspidariidae and Poromyidae (Bivalvia): an analysis of the evolution of the septibranch condition.

Distribution

North America Basin, Argentine Basin, west European Basin. Depth range: 1661-2888 m.
Allen J. A. & Morgan R. E. (1981). The functional morphology of Atlantic deep water species of the families Cuspidariidae and Poromyidae (Bivalvia): an analysis of the evolution of the septibranch condition.
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 Cardiomya knudseni (Allen & Morgan, 1981)]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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