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Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  order Arcida »  family Limopsidae »  genus Limopsis

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Limopsis multistriata

Author: Shellauction

Limopsis multistriata

Author: Rusmore-Villaume, M.L.

Limopsis multistriata

Author: Giannuzzi-Savelli, R. et al.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Africa: Egypt, Mozambique, Red Sea, Europe: Mediterranean Sea, Asia: Israel

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Description

Limopsis multistriata (Forsskâl in Niebuhr, 1775)
17-30 mm. -> Much flatter than any similar shell. Many narrow radial ribs. Pericostracum of long dense off-white hairs. (25 mm)
Distribution: Common only around Ras Sudr in the Gulf of Suez. Rare in the Gulf of Aqaba. Very rare south of Hurghada.
Notes: Very similar to shells in the family Glycymerididae but has a triangular ligament pit.
Rusmore-Villaume, M.L., 2008. Seashells of the Egyptian Red Sea
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 Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)]
Data retrieved on: 29 November 2013
IT Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy [as Limopsis multistriata (Forskål, 1775)]
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