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Clausinella
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clausinella GRAY, 1851
Type Species:
"Chione fasciata" (i.e., "Pectunculus fasciatus DA COSTA, 1778); M
Images
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Fig. E150,4. *C. fasciata (DA COSTA), Rec., Medit.; 4a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, Xl (711 )
Synonyms
Zucleica, Anaitis
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-E.N.Am.- N.Z.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Sculpture of recurved, spaced concentric ridges; inner margins crenate.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clausinella GRAY, 1851
Type Species:
"Chione fasciata" (i.e., "Pectunculus fasciatus DA COSTA, 1778); M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E150,4. *C. fasciata (DA COSTA), Rec., Medit.; 4a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, Xl (711 )
Synonyms
Zucleica, Anaitis
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-E.N.Am.- N.Z.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Sculpture of recurved, spaced concentric ridges; inner margins crenate.