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Huxleyia diabolica F. P. Jousseaume, 1897

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  order Solemyida »  family Nucinellidae »  genus Huxleyia

Taxon in country check-lists*

Africa: Egypt, Red Sea, Asia: Israel

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Shell to 3 mm. Outline obliquely ovate; posterior margin angulate; anterior margin long almost straight. Hinge with up to 8 taxodont teeth. Sculpture smooth. Colour white.
Habitat: Known from dead shells only, probably in offshore muddy sediments. Distribution: Aqaba.
Oliver, P.G., 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea.

Distribution

Gulf of Aqaba.
Oliver, P.G., 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the 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 Huxleyia diabolica Jousseaume, 1897]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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