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species
Malletia dilatata R. A. Philippi, 1844
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Bivalvia - bivalves » order Nuculanida » family Malletiidae » genus Malletia
ID: 526550
pID: 526529
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-07-14 21:32:56 - User Jiří Novák
Data last updated: 2021-03-02 13:20:45
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[[t:526550;<em>Malletia dilatata</em>]] R. A. Philippi, 1844
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id526550/"><em>Malletia dilatata</em></a>
pID: 526529
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-07-14 21:32:56 - User Jiří Novák
Data last updated: 2021-03-02 13:20:45
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id526550/
Text function: [[t:526550;<em>Malletia dilatata</em>]]
[[t:526550;<em>Malletia dilatata</em>]] R. A. Philippi, 1844
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id526550/"><em>Malletia dilatata</em></a>
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 132853
Text Type: 1
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Created: 2025-05-21 15:07:18 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
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Text ID: 132853
Text Type: 1
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Created: 2025-05-21 15:07:18 - User Delsing Jan
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Malletia cf. dilatata (Philippi, 1844) Distribution: Georgia; Cuba; Texas. Size: 10 mm (5 in). DEEP WATER Description: Color yellowish-white; shape subquadrate, inflated; sculpture smooth; dentition on both sides of umbo, taxodont; exterior of shell slightly angled posteriorly; posterior ventral margin truncate; ligament external; resilifer absent. Habitat: Muddy bottoms. Previously recorded depth range 533 to 537 m (1748 to 1761 ft). Remarks: Listed as Malletia sp. A in 1965 by Pequegnat and James. Collected at 25°30′N, 95°00'W by dredging at a depth of approximately 3717 m (12,192 ft). See Abbott (1974); Coan et al. (2000).
Tunnell Jr, J. W.; Andrews, J.; Barrera, N. C. & Moretzsohn, F. 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Malletia dilatata Philippi, 1844]Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013