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Cultellus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Solenacea (razor shells)
Family:
Cultellidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cultellus SCHUMACHER, 1817
Type Species:
C. magnus ( = Solen lacteus SPENGLER, 1794), M
Images
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Fig. E103,2. *C. (C.) lacteus (Spengler), Rec., E.Indies, RV int., X0.7 (Woodward).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblong, ends rounded, gaping, hinge with 1 cardinal in RV, 2 in LV, posterior bifid, pallial sinus small
References
Schumacher, C. F., 1817, Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés: 287 p., 22 pl. (Copenhagen).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Solenacea (razor shells)
Family:
Cultellidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cultellus SCHUMACHER, 1817
Type Species:
C. magnus ( = Solen lacteus SPENGLER, 1794), M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E103,2. *C. (C.) lacteus (Spengler), Rec., E.Indies, RV int., X0.7 (Woodward).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblong, ends rounded, gaping, hinge with 1 cardinal in RV, 2 in LV, posterior bifid, pallial sinus small
References
Schumacher, C. F., 1817, Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés: 287 p., 22 pl. (Copenhagen).