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Orbicularia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Psammobiidae (sunset clams)
Subfamily:
Psammobiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Orbicularia DESHAYES, 1850
Type Species:
Solen orbiculatus WOOD, 1828, OD
Images
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Fig. Ell6,8. *O. orbiculata (Wood), 8 a, LV ext., X1, 8 b, c, RV and LV hinges, enl. (124b).
Synonyms
Elizia
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Orbicular, nearly flat, pallial sinus not confluent
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Psammobiidae (sunset clams)
Subfamily:
Psammobiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Orbicularia DESHAYES, 1850
Type Species:
Solen orbiculatus WOOD, 1828, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. Ell6,8. *O. orbiculata (Wood), 8 a, LV ext., X1, 8 b, c, RV and LV hinges, enl. (124b).
Synonyms
Elizia
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Orbicular, nearly flat, pallial sinus not confluent