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Limopsis minuta R. A. Philippi, 1836

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

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Limopsis minuta

Author: Salas, C.

Limopsis minuta

Author: Sars, G.O.

Limopsis minuta

Author: Mikkelsen & Bieler

Limopsis minuta

Author: Tunnell et al.

Limopsis minuta

Author: Giannuzzi-Savelli, R. et al.
Minute Limops Description: Color whitish with orangish adherent periostracum; shape sub- circular; sculpture of alternating wide and narrow, steplike commarginal ribs crossed by radial threads, producing a beaded appearance at intersection; hinge plate wide and arched. Habitat: Coarse sediment at depths from 3 to 334 m (10 to 1095 ft). Remarks: Specimen in photograph collected by Tunnell et al. (1978) during SBP at 27°53.7'N, 93°37.7'W, at station X-2 at a depth of 104 m (347 ft). See Rice and Kornicker (1965); Coan et al. (2000); Mikkelsen and Bieler (2004). Synonym: Limopsis abyssicola A. Adams, 1863.
Tunnell Jr, J. W.; Andrews, J.; Barrera, N. C. & Moretzsohn, F. 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History.
Author: Jan Delsing

Similar species

Limopsis panamensis W. H. Dall, 1902

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Limopsis minuta Philippi, 1836]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
IT Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy [as Limopsis minuta (Philippi, 1836)]

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